Petersburg's historic Pocahontas Island getting $2 million green space transformation: 'Hallelujah!'

Petersburg's historic Pocahontas Island getting $2 million green space transformation: 'Hallelujah!'

PETERSBURG, Va. A long-abandoned lumber yard on historic Pocahontas Island in Petersburg is being demolished to make way for a new public green space, funded by a $2 million federal grant."I'm so glad it's coming down, Hallelujah, coming down," said RJ Bragg, who was born, raised and still lives on Pocahontas Island. In the 1800s, Pocahontas Island was home to one of the largest free Black populations in the country. At the beginning of the 20th…