Historical Marker
Petersburg Battlefields
Historical marker location:
Church Road, Petersburg VA 23803, Petersburg, Virginia
( Marker can be reached from the intersection of Church Road (Virginia Route 627) and Flank Road, on the left when traveling north.)
Contested Ground.
The first successful English attempt to establish a colony in North America was made by Sir Walter Raleigh in 1584 on Roanoke Island, off the coast of Virginia.