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Kate B.
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Sunset over Petersburg last night
Caught this from the ridge on my walk. Had to share — one of those skies that makes you stop.
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Petersburg
Virginia · VA
About Petersburg
Independent city in Virginia, United States1748Established
33,458Population
23.2 sq miArea
131 ftElevation
Petersburg is an independent city in the U.S. state of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 33,458. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines Petersburg (along with the city of Colonial Heights) with Dinwiddie County for statistical purposes. The city is 21 miles (34 km) south of the commonwealth (state) capital city of Richmond. It sits at the fall line of the Appomattox River, a tributary of the longer, larger James River which flows east to meet the southern mouth of the Chesapeake Bay at the Hampton Roads harbor and the Atlantic Ocean. In 1645, the Virginia House of Burgesses ordered the building of Fort Henry, which attracted traders and settlers to the area. Three settle…
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ZIP code23803, 23804, 23805