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Canals on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia (6 P) Pages in category "Canals in Virginia" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
Pages in category "Canals on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
James River and Kanawha Canal: VA: Only Virginia portion completed Junction Canal: PA: 1854 1871 18 mi (29 km) NY: Landsford Canal: SC: 1823 2 mi (3.2 km) Lehigh Canal: PA: 1821 1942 72 mi (116 km) A mule-drawn tourist barge operates at the National Canal Museum: Leiper Canal: PA: 1829 1852 3 mi (4.8 km) Love Canal: NY: Main Line of Public ...
Later on, the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal was built in the early 19th century on the Maryland side of the falls. It ultimately connected the Potomac tidewater with Cumberland, Maryland. [5] The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal also used the Great Falls as a feeder (now abandoned) to supply water for its own use.
Map of the Dismal Swamp Canal, drawn by civil engineer D. S. Walton, 1867 Deep Creek Lock, located in Deep Creek, Virginia, separates the salt water of Deep Creek from the fresh water of Dismal Swamp Canal. In the Colonial period, water transportation was the lifeblood of the North Carolina sounds region and the Tidewater areas of Virginia. The ...
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Dutch Gap Canal is located on the James River in Chesterfield County, Virginia just north of the lost 17th-century town of Henricus. The canal's construction was initiated by Union forces during the American Civil War to bypass a meander loop of the river around a peninsula known as Farrar's Island that was controlled by Confederate artillery.
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