Petersburg National Battlefield Offers to Lease Historic Waterfront Property in Hopewell.

Petersburg National Battlefield will be receiving bids to lease the historic Naldara House in Hopewell on a weekly basis beginning October 30, 2009. Bids will continue to be accepted until a responsive bid is received, and a Lease for Naldara House Side "B" is awarded. Click here for more information and to download the bid package. Naldara Draft Lease document.

Tour Petersburg National Battlefield by Segway

Discover a new way to tour Petersburg National Battlefield by stepping onto a Segway Human Transporter. Through an agreement with Petersburg National Battlefield, Segways of Richmond is now offering a safe, easy to use, and environmentally friendly way to tour the site where the longest military event of the Civil War occurred.

Beginning Sunday, June 21, 2009, these 2.5 hour ranger-led tours will be available every Sunday at *11:00 a.m. and will cost $50 per person. There will be a brief instructional and safety orientation prior to the tour. Helmets are mandatory and will be provided during the orientation. Tickets must be purchased in advance. To make reservations and purchase tickets please call Segways of Richmond at (804) 343-1850 or visit their website at www.segwayofrichmond.biz.

* Please note that this is a different starting time that what was previously posted. The Segway tours for June 7 and June 14 will still begin at the previously listed time of 1:00 p.m.