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Sailor’s Creek Battlefield State Park
6541 Sayler’s Creek Rd., Rice, VA 23966
The State Park covers 379 acres of the Sailor’s Creek Battlefield. It houses the sites of all three engagements that made up the totality of the battle on April 6, 1865, and offers extensive walking and driving trails. The staff at Sailor’s Creek present living history programs and events throughout the year at various times. The park is open dawn to dusk. The visitor center is open 9 a.m.–4 p.m. daily.
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