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Prince George County Regional Heritage Center

6406 Courthouse Rd., Prince George 23875
804-863-0212; princegeorgevahistoricalsociety.org
Area's history comes alive in the newly-restored 1883
courthouse.Ib

Siege Museum

15 W. Bank St., Petersburg 23803
804-733-2404; 800-368-3595; petersburg-va.org
Exhibits and film document Petersburg during the Civil War's
longest siege. b

Swift Creek Mill Theatre

17401 Jefferson Davis Hwy., P.O. Box 41, South Chesterfield
23834
804-748-5203; swiftcreekmill.com
Live, professional theatre in a newly renovated, historic
landmark! Located in one of the nation's oldest gristmills.
Reservations recommended. Optional buffet. info@
swiftcreekmill.com, Exit 58B off I-95. Shows September to July.

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U.S. Army Quartermaster Museum

Bldg. 5218, 2220 Adams Ave., 2220 Adams Ave., Fort Lee
23801; 804-734-4203; qmmuseum.lee.army.mil
Museum interprets quartermaster corps history from 1775 to
present.b

U.S. Army Women's Museum

Bldg. 5219, 2100 Adams Ave. , Fort Lee 23801
804-734-4327; awm.lee.army.mil
The only museum in the world dedicated to Army
women!Ib

Violet Bank Museum

303 Virginia Ave., Colonial Heights 23834
804-520-9395; ww.colonialheightsva.gov
General Lee's 1864 headquarters, artifacts, second largest
Cucumber Magnolia tree.b

Virginia Motorsports Park

8018 Boydton Plank Rd., Petersburg 23803
804-862-3174; vmpdrag.com
World-famous NHRA quarter-mile drag racing facility in
Dinwiddie County.Ib

Virginia's Retreat

19 Bollingbrook St., Petersburg 23803
800-673-8732; 800-6-RETREAT; varetreat.com
From Civil War to Civil Rights-historic attractions & outdoor
recreation. b

Walk in Lincoln's Final Footsteps

1964 Wakefield Ave., Petersburg 23805
804-861-1666; 877-730-7278
WalkInLincolnsFinalFootsteps.com
Driving tour of sites visited by Lincoln in final weeks.b

Powhatan County
Powhatan County, Virginia

3834 Old Buckingham Rd., Powhatan 23139
804-598-5605; powhatanva.gov
Located just 30 minutes from Metro-Richmond, take a break
from the hustle and bustle to explore Powhatan's wealth of
historical, cultural and outdoor recreational opportunities. It's
a pleasant surprise!
THINGS TO DO

Powhatan State Park

4616 Powhatan State Park Rd., Powhatan 23139
804-598-7148; 800-933-PARK; virginiastateparks.gov

Prince Edward /
/Cumberland

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Farmville

Includes Cumberland, Green Bay, Hampton-Syndney, Rice

Virginia's Heartland Regional Visitor Center

Heartland Regional Visitor Center, 121 E. Third St.
P.O. Box 625, Farmville 23901
434-392-1482; co.prince-edward.va.us/travel.shtml
Information about shopping, golfing, canoeing, hiking/biking,
museums, Civil War. jb
THINGS TO DO

Atkinson Museum of Hampden-Sydney College

Box 745 College Rd., Hampden-Sydney 23943
434-223-6134; hsc.edu/museum.html
Museum of the 235-year old college and historic area.b

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http://www.VisitRichmondVa.com http://www.princegeorgevahistoricalsociety.org http://www.petersburg-va.org http://www.swiftcreekmill.com http://www.qmmuseum.lee.army.mil http://www.awm.lee.army.mil http://www.colonialheightsva.gov http://www.vmpdrag.com http://www.varetreat.com http://www.WalkInLincolnsFinalFootsteps.com http://www.powhatanva.gov http://www.virginiastateparks.gov http://www.visitrichmondva.com/civilwar http://co.prince-edward.va.us/travel.shtml http://www.hsc.edu/museum.html

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