Waterfront at City Point, Virginia (now Hopewell) in 1865

City Point was a town in Prince George County, Virginia in the state of Virginia. Now extinct, the town became part of the independent city of Hopewell in 1923. City Point is now considered a neighborhood of Hopewell.

History

City Point owed its existence to its site overlooking the James and Appomattox Rivers. City Point was established in 1613 by Sir Thomas Dale . It was first known as "Charles City Point" and was located in Charles City Shire when it was formed in 1634. It was included in the portion subdivided in 1703 to form Prince George County.

During the American Civil War, City Point was the headquarters of General Ulysses S. Grant during the Siege of Petersburg in 1864 and 1865. To serve the Union army, two huge military installations were built -- a hospital, and a supply depot which, during that seige, was one of the busiest ports in the world.

The City Point Railroad , built in 1838 between City Point and Petersburg, became part of the South Side Railroad in 1854, and played an important role in the Civil War. It later became the oldest portion of the Norfolk and Western Railway, itself now a part of Norfolk Southern.

Grant's Headquarters at Appomattox Manor form part of the National Park Service's Petersburg National Battlefield Park . The adjacent City Point Historical District is a registered National Historical Landmark.

See main article Hopewell, Virginia for more information.

External links

• City of Hopewell