Virginia's Retreat's mission is to increase tourism,
economic activity, preservation, enhancement and education
about the region's natural, recreational and historic
resources.
Virginia's Retreat is a region
in South Central Virginia offering travelers the Lee's Retreat
and Wilson-Kautz Raid Civil War driving tours, the Civil Rights
in Education Heritage Trail, a wide variety of tourist attractions
and abundant outdoor recreational opportunities. The Virginia's
Retreat region is comprised of 12 South Central Virginia localities
that jointly promote these tourism products to the general public.
History
Virginia's Retreat was organized in March, 1993 to explore ways
that the Counties of Amelia, Appomattox, Buckingham, Cumberland,
Dinwiddie, Nottoway, Prince Edward and the City of Petersburg could work together to promote the region's rich abundance of
natural and historical resources. Representatives from each of
the eight localities, working closely with the Virginia Division of Tourism, the Virginia Division of State Parks and the National Park Service, held a planning retreat in April, 1993 to design
a strategy for accomplishing the Consortium's mission. Virginia's
Retreat's mission is to increase tourism, economic activity,
preservation, enhancement and education about the region's
natural, recreational and historic resources. Since 2000 these additional
jurisdictions have joined the consortium: Charlotte, Halifax,
Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, and Powhatan.
Virginia's Retreat is a region
in South Central Virginia offering travelers the Lee's Retreat
and Wilson-Kautz Raid Civil War driving tours, the Civil Rights
in Education Heritage Trail, a wide variety of tourist attractions
and abundant outdoor recreational opportunities. The Virginia's
Retreat region is comprised of 12 South Central Virginia localities
that jointly promote these tourism products to the general public.
History