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Please read and enjoy the brief history we have provided of Colonial Heights, VA

A Brief History of  Colonial Heights, Virginia

Located just north of the Appomattox River is Colonial Heights, an independent, incorporated city.

Please read and enjoy the brief history we have provided of Colonial Heights, VA

A Brief History of  Colonial Heights, Virginia

Located just north of the Appomattox River is Colonial Heights, an independent, incorporated city.

The earliest people to inhabit the area were members of the Algonquin Indian tribe, who apparently roamed along the river. Several areas in present day Colonial Heights still retain their Indian names.

British colonists first settled in the area in 1620, approximately two weeks prior to the settlement of Plymouth, Massachusetts. A small group sailed up the Appomattox River looking for clear land and they finally settled in Conjurer's Field, an area named by the Indians after one of their magicians was thought to have cast spells over the confluences of the waters.

Shortly thereafter, Charles Magnor registered the first land patent in the area for 650 acres, which he later developed into a plantation before selling it in 1634.

During the period 1677 - 1685, one of the areas's historic landmarks was constructed with the building of the Brick House, now thought to be the oldest permanent structure in Colonial Heights. One wall of the house survived a disastrous fire in 1879.

The name Colonial Heights results from an incident during the American Revolutionary War. In 1781 the French troops of Lafayette, known as the Colonials, retreated north from Petersburg and set up artillery on the heights overlooking Petersburg and the Appomattox River. The area came to be known as Colonial Heights and the name was given to a subdivision of the Oak Hill tract in 1906.

The area also became involved in operations during the Civil War. General Robert E. Lee made his headquarters at Violet Bank from June through September during the siege of Petersburg in 1864.