Founded in 1967
Under the leadership of Reverend Wyatt Tee Walker, pastor of Gillfield Baptist Church, approximately 140 African-American students from Peabody and Virginia State College walked in the main entrance of the McKenney Library and took all the available seats inside. >Read More
Petersburg is a Diamond in the Rough, nestled into the south of Richmond on your way down to Emporia and North Carolina. We think we're a pretty cool town, so come on by and check us out and see for yourself!
Historic Petersburg Foundation, Inc.
P.O. Box 691, Petersburg, VA 23804
Telephone: 804-732-2096
Fax: 804-733-0867
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