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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 .
Construction of the bridge and Alexandria Canal began in 1833, and both were completed in 1843. [3] To withstand Potomac ice floes, the piers were made of gneiss, with icebreakers made of granite. [4] The water-filled bridge was a weatherproofed-timber, queen-post truss construction. [5] The bridge was 110 feet (33.5 m) wide across the top.
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 ...
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At about the time the canal opened, the Dismal Swamp Hotel was built astride the state line on the west bank. [4] It was a popular spot for lover's trysts as well as duels; the winner was rarely arrested as the dead man, as well as the crime, were in another state. As the state line split the main salon, the hotel was quite popular with ...
Today, only a few fragile remains of Matildaville are visible. The greatest obstacle to the Patowmack project proved to be financial. High construction costs, particularly at the Great Falls section, and insufficient revenues bankrupted the company. Extremes of high and low water restricted use of the canal to only a month or two each year.
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Proposed by Governor of New York De Witt Clinton, the Erie was the first canal project undertaken as a public good to be financed at public risk through the issuance of bonds. [9] When the project was completed in 1825, the canal linked the Hudson River to Lake Erie via 83 separate locks and over a distance of 363 miles (584 km).