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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.
Patowmack Canal (Potomac Canal) MD: 1795 1828 Consists of the Little Falls Canal, Great Falls Canal, Seneca Falls Canal, Payne's Falls Canal, and House Falls Canal VA: Pawtucket Canal: MA: 1796 Pennsylvania Canal: PA: Pennsylvania and Ohio Canal: PA: 1840 1877 82 mi (132 km) OH: Portage Canal: WI: 1876 1951 2 mi (3.2 km) Powell's Canal: VA
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] Later on, the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal was built in the
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.
The man who was found dead in a central Modesto canal last weekend has been identified as a 35-year-old Modesto resident. At about 7 a.m. July 23, a person taking a walk spotted the body of James ...
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.
Canals are human-made structures, built for water control, flood prevention, irrigation, and water transport. Their exact design varies depending upon the local importance of each function. Their exact design varies depending upon the local importance of each function.