The Top Ten Most Endangered and Abandoned Historic Sites In Petersburg, Virginia

Petersburg, Virginia, prospered for over two centuries as a center of production and trade in the Commonwealth. However, the city experienced economic difficulties in the 1980's as the city experienced a mass exodus as many factories and retailers left causing its (Owens et al, 2018) economic decline.
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