Another Fathers Day, another motorcycle ride, this time to Petersburg, VA. Went to a few other places, but really enjoyed the ride here. This place has a lot of history, and have been there a few times before though not for awhile and certainly not this year. This church for instance dates to the Civil War and Confederate troops used the clocks on top to keep track of time in the trenches. There is a lot of stuff from that period and some really cool houses as well around downtown. Rode around a bit before heading back and enjoyed the visit.
Much of the movie "Lincoln" was shot there, saw that from some signs in some of the buildings in the Old Petersburg section. Also has what look to be some good places to eat and its just an interesting place to spend a little time exploring.
Petersburg is either the last exit before you get to I-85 or virtually the first exit on I-95, depending on your direction.
This was also downtown...a very old and restored steam engine, though not used for a train (I think). There are also a number of battlefields in Petersburg from the Civil (and for that matter Revolutionary) War. It is a well worth a visit or two - just a fun place to check out.
On the way back, instead of taking I-95 went on the Jefferson Davis Highway; I have ridden a lot of that road (runs though Richmond and area) and rode a few days ago that road from Ashland, VA (in the North) to Richmond, but Petersburg to Richmond was a first. Got to see some more new sections of that very interesting road.
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