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Click here to learn about President Abraham Lincoln's visits to City Point (Hopewell) and Petersburg.

Upcoming Events:

Saturday, May 18
Dimmock Line Caravan Tour, 10:00 am & 2:00 pm
Begins at Eastern Front Unit Visitor Center
2 hour car tour examines the story of how Petersburg's defense line, known as the "Dimmock Line" was built and it's effect on the communities it passed through. Reservations are required. Please call (804) 732-3531 x205

Saturday, May 18
Concert: Johnny Jones and Friends, 6:00-7:30 pm
General Grant's Headquarters Unit at City Point
Free concert features bluegrass music performed by local musicians.

Memorial Day Weekend, May 25 & 26
Sacred Ground: The History of America's National Cemeteries, 2:00 pm
Poplar Grove National Cemetery, Vaughan Road, Petersburg

Saturday, May 25
General and Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant Return to City Point, 10:00-3:00 pm
General Grant's Headquarters Unit at City Point
Living historians Larry and Constance Clowers return to portray the Grants and shed light on Grant's military strategies and his relationship with Julia.

Did You Know?

Lesser Siren

Hatcher's Run beaver pond in Petersburg's Five Fork's Unit is home to two unusual amphibians. The Amphiuma (Amphiuma means) can grow up to 3.25 feet and live almost 30 years. The Lesser Siren (Siren intermedia) is the most primitive salamander still in existence.