Virginia Rivers · VA
Hopewell
City Point, where the Appomattox meets the James.
- Population
- 23,033 (2020 census)
- City Point founded
- 1613
- Incorporated
- July 1, 1916
Then
- 1613
Sir Thomas Dale establishes City Point, the second-oldest continuously inhabited English settlement in the country after Hampton.
- 1864–1865
Ulysses S. Grant makes City Point his headquarters during the Siege of Petersburg, and Lincoln visits him at Appomattox Manor.
- 1914–1916
DuPont builds a guncotton plant for World War I. A 1915 fire nearly destroys the boomtown, which becomes a city in 1916.
- 1975
Kepone pesticide made here poisons workers and the river; fishing on the James is banned for 13 years.
Now
Hopewell's Riverwalk boardwalk opened in 2019. Chemical plants and a paper mill still line the river at the confluence.
11 tide stations around Hopewell
- City Point, Hopewell1.1 mi
- Jordan Point3.6 mi
- Haxall5.3 mi
- Meadowville5.5 mi
- Willcox Wharf, Charles City10.4 mi
- Sturgeon Point15.4 mi
- Claremont19.3 mi
- Tettington, James River19.4 mi
- Lanexa, Chicahomny River21.7 mi
- Ferry Point (bridge)22.7 mi
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- Wright Island Landing22.8 mi