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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 .
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 ...
Multiple canal systems were built around Great Falls. The remains of the Patowmack Canal, built in the 18th century, can be found on the Virginia side.The canal was commissioned by George Washington and consisted of a system of five locks to allow barges to avoid the falls. [4]
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.
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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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.