Fleets Branch

Fleets Branch is a stream in Colonial Heights, Virginia. Fleets Branch is situated nearby to the locality Pocahontas, as well as near the neighborhood Battersea.

Places of Interest

Highlights include City Market and Farmers’ Bank.

City Market

Marketplace

Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.

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.

Farmers’ Bank

Museum

Photo: Alexiskferia, Public domain.

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.

Petersburg City Hall

Town hall

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Petersburg City Hall is a historic city hall building located at Petersburg, Virginia. It was designed by architect Ammi B. Young and built between 1856 and 1859, as the U.S. Customs House and Post Office.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pocahontas Island and Petersburg.

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.

Petersburg

Photo: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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 with Dinwiddie County for statistical purposes.

Ettrick

Village

Photo: Jweaver28, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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.

Fleets Branch

Type: Stream
Category: body of water
Location: Colonial Heights, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.23432° or 37° 14′ 4″ north

Longitude

-77.41248° or 77° 24′ 45″ west

Elevation

10 feet (3 metres)

Open location code

87946HMQ+P2

GeoNames ID

4759322

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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Pocahontas and Battersea.

Notable Places Nearby

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