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Petersburg Then and Now


Below are historic photos and a modern day photo taken roughtly from the same location.
Move the slider to the left and right.
How many differences can you spot?
We will list our answers at the bottom of the page. Can you find more differences than we did?

Appomattox Plantation House

Two story house surrounded by overgrown vegetation Two story house surrounded by overgrown vegetation

Left image
Summer 1864
Credit: LOC

Right image
Spring 2022
Credit: NPS

Grants Cabin

Historic photo of a row of wooden cabins leading to a two-story plantation house. Historic photo of a row of wooden cabins leading to a two-story plantation house.

Left image
Circa 1865
Credit: LOC

Right image
2022
Credit: NPS

Crater Tunnel

Black and white photo - Path in the center with steep slopes on both sides leads to the entrance to a tunnel surrounded by sandbags. Black and white photo - Path in the center with steep slopes on both sides leads to the entrance to a tunnel surrounded by sandbags.

Left image
Crater tunnel entrance
Credit: NPS

Right image
Crater tunnel entrance -2022
Credit: NPS

Visitor Center

Black and white photo of a two-story brick square geometric building with a trimmed lawn in front. Black and white photo of a two-story brick square geometric building with a trimmed lawn in front.

Left image
1955
Credit: NPS

Right image
2022
Credit: NPS

Poplar Grove National Cemetery

Two short pillars mark the entrance to Poplar Grove National Cemetery. Two short pillars mark the entrance to Poplar Grove National Cemetery.

Left image
Entrance to Poplar Grove National Cemetery
Credit: NPS

Right image
Entrance to Poplar Grove National Cemetery
Credit: NPS

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Petersburg National Battlefield

Last updated: May 14, 2022