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Visitors to Petersburg have the pleasure of being able to tour the oldest structure in the city, Blandford Church. Resting on top of Well’s Hill, the church was built in 1736 and served as a telegraph station during the Civil War after it was abandoned by the congregation in 1806. The City of Petersburg began restoration on the site in 1880 as a memorial to the 30,000 Confederate soldiers who were buried in mass graves at the Blandford Cemetery. In 1904, new stained glass windows were installed. The windows were each funded by different states in the Confederacy. The church property is used for Civil War reenactments, and a city museum is housed inside the church.

111 Rochelle Lane, Petersburg, Virginia, 23803, Phone: 804-733-2396

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