Hopewell is a city in Prince George County, Virginia, on the Appomattox and James rivers. City Point, the oldest part of Hopewell, was established in 1613 is the oldest continuously inhabited English settlement in the States. During the Civil War, Grant’s Headquarters was located at City Point. Today it is a historic museum. Weston Plantation in Hopewell, Virginia, built in 1789, is a perfect example of the eighteenth-century Tidewater plantation mansion. Petersburg National Battlefield is a park preserving sites related to the American Civil War Siege of Petersburg.

Grant's Headquarters at City Point

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The Beacon Theatre

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