Five new signs designating the boundaries of the Delectable Heights neighborhood were installed just in time for Saturday's annual reunion.

"What we're trying to do is put focus on this area and bring it back to where it used to be," Herbert Coleman, a member of the neighborhood's reunion committee, said.

Founded around 1816, Delectable Heights became the premier location for affluent free Black residents in Petersburg.

"Along with Pocahontas Island, it's one of the largest settlements here for African Americans who have moved to Petersburg," said Howard Myers, who represents Ward 5 on Petersburg City Council.

The neighborhood quickly grew and developed a strong sense of community. Mary Phillips has lived her entire life in Delectable Heights, the last 58 years in the same house.

"It

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