Walking tours Blandford Cemetery, Rochelle Lane and Crater Road is an outdoor museum offering a unique way to view the community's history. There are seven cemeteries along Crater Road. Blandford Cemetery and People's Memorial Cemetery are owned by the City of Petersburg. The others are privately managed. Funerary art, ironwork and memorials are highlighted in a Blandford Cemetery self-guided walking tour booklet offered at the Blandford Church Gift Shop.
Cemetery is open until dusk.
For information, call Blandford Church at 733-2396. A tour boat dock is planned and boardwalk also will be featured. Folly Castle District in Petersburg is filled with historic homes of a variety of architecturalstyles. High Street and Grove Avenue are part of the Old Towne Historic District in Petersburg. Old Towne is one of the oldest commercial and residential areas in Petersburg, boasting antiques, gift and specialty shops, and restaurants.