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Lakewood: I-95 - MM 047.8 - NB
The low, wooded Atlantic Coastal Plain defines the setting of Lakewood — level terrain and dense tree cover give this Virginia community a low-density, road-oriented character. A broad divided highway carries local and through traffic between strips of woodland, with little urban fabric beyond the roadside corridor. Lakewood lies southeast of Petersburg, a city closely associated with the Siege of Petersburg of 1864–65. Petersburg National Battlefield preserves portions of the ground where Union and Confederate forces fought during one of the Civil War’s longest campaigns. This is a practical, transport-linked corner of the Petersburg area rather than a conventional town centre.
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