Fort Stedman
Fort Stedman is a monument in Petersburg, Central Virginia, Virginia. Fort Stedman is situated nearby to the ruins Fort Haskell, as well as near Lakemont Baptist Church.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Saint Josephs Cemetery and City Market.
Saint Josephs Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Nickmorgan2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 1¼ miles west of Fort Stedman.
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. City Market is situated 2 miles west of Fort Stedman.
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. Farmers’ Bank is situated 2 miles west of Fort Stedman.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pocahontas Island and Fort Lee.
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. Pocahontas Island is situated 1½ miles west of Fort Stedman.
Fort Lee
Village
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Fort Lee is a United States Army post mostly in unincorporated Prince George County, Virginia, and headquarters of the United States Army Combined Arms Support Command / Sustainment Center of Excellence, the U.S. Army Quartermaster School, the U.S. Army Ordnance School, the U.S. Army Transportation School, the Army Sustainment University, Defense Contract Management Agency, and the U.S. Fort Lee is situated 2 miles northeast of Fort Stedman.
Colonial Heights
Town
Photo: Mojo Hand, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 3 miles northwest of Fort Stedman.
Fort Stedman
- Type: Monument
- Category: historic site
- Location: Petersburg, Central Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.23136° or 37° 13′ 53″ northLongitude
-77.36997° or 77° 22′ 12″ westOpen location code
87946JJJ+G2OpenStreetMap ID
node 14132536903OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monument
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