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In the meantime, enjoy a brief history
of City Point, VA.
A Brief History of City Point, Virginia
The city owes it existence to its site
overlooking the
James and
Appomattox Rivers.
City Point the oldest part
of Hopewell, was established in
1613 by Sir
Thomas Dale. It was first
known as "Charles City Point" and was located in
Charles City Shire when the
first eight shires were established in the Colony of
Virginia in
1634. An area south of the
river including City Point became
Prince George County in
1703.
During the
American Civil War, City
Point was the headquarters of
General Ulysses S. Grant
during the
Siege of Petersburg in
1864 and
1865. The
City Point Railroad, built
in
1838 between City Point and
Petersburg played an
important role, and later became the oldest portion of the
Norfolk and Western Railway,
itself now a part of
Norfolk Southern.
City Point was an unincorporated town in
Prince George until
Hopewell annexed City Point in
1923.
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