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October 20, 2009
Human Contraband at City Point Program Cancelled
Program Cancellation October 24-Civil War Human Contraband

October 20, 2009
Hands-on Archeology Workshop
Hands-on Archeology Workshop at Petersburg National Battlefield.

September 23, 2009
Naldara House Lease Opportunity
National Park Service offers the public an opportunity to place bid to lease the historic Naldara House.

 

New Five Forks Visitor Contact Station: Grand Opening - October 3, 2009

On October 3, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. the grand opening for the new Five Forks Visitor Contact Station will begin. Guest speakers, living history presentations, and ranger guided tours will highlight this event which will honor the soldiers who fought in one of the most important battles of the Civil War. The program is free and takes place at the new center located at 9840 Courthouse Road in Dinwiddie, Virginia.

 
Richard Eppes, 1890s  

Did You Know?
Richard Eppes, owner of Appomattox Plantation, which is currently part of the Grant's HQ Unit of Petersburg National Battlefield, noted that it took 8,320 pounds of bacon each year to feed his 127 enslaved people in 1860.

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Last Updated: September 23, 2009 at 15:54 EST