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EPPERLY
& FOLLIS, P.C.
7 East Franklin Street
Richmond, VA 23219
1-888-703-0109
(804)
648-6480
depperly@lawyersva.com |
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Petersburg,
Virginia has had a long and harsh history, but
looks forward to a bright and promising future.
Petersburg is widely known as the city held in
the longest siege in U.S. history. When General
Ulysses S. Grant occupied Petersburg for nine and a
half months, he effectively cut off the Confederate
supplies to Richmond during the Civil War. The Petersburg
National Battlefield and many museums record
the memories of those hard times. During the
Revolutionary War, the British invaded the city during
the Battle
of Petersburg.
The strategic location that made Petersburg such a
desirable city to occupy, today serves it well for
development into a growing transportation and economic
base. Located on the banks of the Appomattox
River, it sits on the junction of
Interstates 95 and 85. Petersburg is situated 23
miles south of the bustling city of Richmond, Virginia
state's capital. Petersburg is at
the heart of the Appomattox Basin district which
includes the counties of Chesterfield,
Dinwiddie,
and Prince
George.
The population of Petersburg was 33,740 at the year 2000
census. The residents are known for their
responsible, hardworking qualities, and their
adaptability to changes in technology.
Petersburg's labor market area includes the highly
educated Richmond
metropolitan region, and new businesses coming
in to Petersburg are confident in the labor force
available here. The city is quickly evolving into
a major transportation, business and industrial center,
as well as a manufacturing hub.
Centrally located between the lovely Blue
Ridge Mountains and the Atlantic Ocean, less than a
two hour drive from such historic towns as Williamsburg
and Jamestown,
Petersburg residents have many exciting attractions to
visit. The mild winters with less than ten inches of
snowfall and warm summers with an average temperature of
77 degrees, make Petersburg, VA a pleasant place to
live, work and grow a bright new future.
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