Confederate Battery 8 (Fort Friend)
Confederate Battery 8 (Fort Friend) is a monument in Petersburg, Central Virginia, Virginia. Confederate Battery 8 (Fort Friend) is situated nearby to the park Petersburg National Battlefield, as well as near Church of God of Prophecy.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Army Sustainment University and Saint Josephs Cemetery.
Army Sustainment University
College building
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The Army Sustainment University is the United States Army's center of sustainment training for Department of Defense military and civilian personnel pursuing Professional Military Education and other associated training in military logistics and sustainment. Army Sustainment University is situated 1 mile southeast of Confederate Battery 8 (Fort Friend).
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 2 miles southwest of Confederate Battery 8 (Fort Friend).
Centre Hill Historic District
Park
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Centre Hill Historic District is a national historic district located at Petersburg, Virginia. The district includes 81 contributing buildings located in a predominantly residential section of Petersburg. Centre Hill Historic District is situated 2½ miles west of Confederate Battery 8 (Fort Friend).
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fort Lee and Pocahontas Island.
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.
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 2½ miles west of Confederate Battery 8 (Fort Friend).
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 Confederate Battery 8 (Fort Friend).
Confederate Battery 8 (Fort Friend)
- Type: Monument
- Category: historic site
- Location: Petersburg, Central Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.23672° or 37° 14′ 12″ northLongitude
-77.35788° or 77° 21′ 28″ westOpen location code
87946JPR+MROpenStreetMap ID
node 14132550701OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monument
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