Broadway Yards

Broadway Yards is in Petersburg, Central Virginia, Virginia. Broadway Yards is situated nearby to the neighborhood Pocahontas Island, as well as near the town Colonial Heights.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include City Market and Saint Josephs Cemetery.

City Market

Marketplace

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City Market, also known as Farmers Market, is an historic public market located at 9 East Old Street in Petersburg, Virginia. It was built in 1878–1879 through a land given in trust by merchant Robert Balling. City Market is situated 1¼ miles west of Broadway Yards.

Saint Josephs Cemetery

Cemetery

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People's Memorial Cemetery, formerly known as Providence Cemetery, is a historic African-American cemetery located at Petersburg, Virginia. The cemetery was deeded in three sections: the first tract in 1840, the second tract was added in 1865, and the final acres were deeded about 1880. Saint Josephs Cemetery is situated 1 mile south of Broadway Yards.

Farmers’ Bank

Museum

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Farmers' Bank is the first bank museum of its kind found in Virginia. Farmers' Bank was incorporated in 1812 and the Petersburg, Virginia branch opened in 1817. Farmers’ Bank is situated 1¼ miles west of Broadway Yards.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pocahontas Island and Colonial Heights.

Pocahontas Island

Neighborhood

Photo: Taber Andrew Bain, CC BY 2.0.

Pocahontas Island is a peninsula in Petersburg, Virginia, once on the opposite side of the Appomattox River from Petersburg. Since 1915 a new channel for the river separated it from Chesterfield County and the former channel no longer separates it from the city.

Colonial Heights

Town

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Colonial Heights is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,170. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the City of Colonial Heights with Dinwiddie County for statistical purposes. Colonial Heights is situated 2 miles northwest of Broadway Yards.

Ettrick

Village

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Ettrick is a census-designated place in Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 7,241. The town is home to Virginia State University and the Petersburg Amtrak train station. Ettrick is situated 2½ miles west of Broadway Yards.

Broadway Yards

Location: Petersburg, Central Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.23682° or 37° 14′ 13″ north

Longitude

-77.38359° or 77° 23′ 1″ west

Elevation

30 feet (9 metres)

Open location code

87946JP8+PH

GeoNames ID

4749125

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