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1865 Report to Stockholders
of James River and Kanawha Canal
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A Brief History of the Kanawha Canal
Project
A history of the canal. Current
photos and links to related sites.
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A Description of the Canals
and Rail Roads of the United States – 1840
A brief description of the canal begins on page 160.
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A Family Divided
A brief history begins on page 6 and contiues on page
81.
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A House Dividing: Economic
Development in Pennsylvania and Virginia Before the
Civil War
A brief history begins on page 28 and continues on pages
32, 88 and 125.
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A James River & Kanawha
Canal Steam Packet Boat
An article begins on page 5 of the American Canal
Society newsletter.
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A Trip on the JR & K
Canal
An article begins on page 2 of the American Canal
Society newsletter.
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Amended regulations for the
James River and Kanawha Canal – 1844
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An Appeal for the Speedy
Completion of the Water Line of Virginia – 1857
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Annual Report of the Board of
Public Works to the Legislature of Virginia – 1830
A report begins on page 463.
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Annual Report of the Board of
Public Works to the Legislature of Virginia, Volume
17 – 1835
Receipts and expenditures for 1832 are on page 132; a
list of items transported on the Mountain Division of
the system in 1832 is on page 137; receipts and
expenditures for 1833 are on page 325; a list of items
transported on the Mountain Division of the system in
1833 is on page 329; receipts and expenditures for
1834 are on page 524.
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Annual Report of the President
to the Stockholders of the James River and Kanawha
Company – 1836
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Annual Report of the State
Engineer and Surveyor for the Year 1906
A brief history and description begins on page 1395.
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Annual Reports of Officers,
Boards and Institutions of the Commonwealth of
Virginia – 1859
Receipts and disbursements of the navigation
system for 1859 begin on page 234.
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Annual Reports of the
Internal Improvement Companies – 1860
A report of the annual meeting of stockholders begins on
page 224; receipts and disbursements of the navigation
system for 1859 begin on page 272.
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At the Falls: Richmond,
Virginia and Its People
References to the canal are on pages 89, 110, 120 and
181.
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Basin Race Historical Marker
Photo and text of a marker in
Richmond. Map, historical and current photos and links
to related sites.
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Battery Creek Lock – Kanawa
Canal
An article begins on page 4 of the American Canal
Society newsletter.
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Bill Providing Funds for a
James River Canal, [18 December] 1784
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Botetourt County
Current photos related to the canal are on pages 106
and 119.
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Botetourt County Virginia
Heritage
References to the canal are on pages 5, 15, 16, 19 and
220.
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Buckingham County – 2005
Refereences to the canal are on pages 7 and 46.
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Canal
Basin Square
Historical painting of the canal.
Links to related sites.
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Canal Reminiscences: Recollections of
Travel in the Old Days on the James River &
Kanawha Canal - 1879
An electronic reproduction of an
1879 publication.
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Canal Walk / Historic Canals Historical
Marker
Photo and text of a marker in
Richmond. Historical and current photos and links to
related sites.
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Canal Was Carved With Slave Labor /
Waterway's Construction Was A Demanding Task
An article about the role of slaves
in the construction of the canal.
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Canals, Volume 1
Historical paintings are on pages 20, 42 and 83;
historical photos are on pages 84 and 85; an
illustration of one of the aqueducts is on page 139.
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Canals for a Nation
A brief history of the canal is on
page 112.
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Canals of Virginia
Includes a brief history of the canal.
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Chronicling America
A set of historical newspaper articles which make
reference to the canal.
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Communication from the
president [J.Y. Mason] relative to the causes of
delay in the completion of the canal to Buchanan,
1851
A link to the on-line document.
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Digital Public Library of
America
Links to historical maps and illustrations.
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Downtown Richmond Millsites Historical
Marker
Photo and text of a marker in
Richmond. Map, current photos and links to related
sites.
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Draft of Bill Providing Funds
for a James River Canal, [ca. 18 December 1784]
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Early Boats on the James
River and Kanawha Canal, Part 1
An article begins on page 3 of the American Canal
Society newsletter.
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Early Boats on the James
River and Kanawha Canal, Part 2
The article continues on page 7 of the American
Canal Society newsletter.
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Early Boats on the James
River and Kanawha Canal, Part 3
The article concludes on page 5 of the American
Canal Society newsletter.
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Earthquake on the Canal!!
An article begins on page 12 of the American Canal
Society newsletter.
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Explore Buchanen
A brief history of the city,
including reference to the canal.
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Frank Padget Water Tragedy Historical
Marker
Photo and text of a marker in
Rockbridge County. Current photos.
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Gallego Mill Flume Historical Marker
Photo and text
of a marker in Richmond. Historical and
current photos and links to related sites.
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George Washington's Vision Historical
Marker
Photo
and text of a marker in Richmond.
Current photos and links to related sites.
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Getting Started Up the James
A brief history of the early years
of the canal. Historical maps, a current photo and
links to related sites.
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Goochland County map – 1863
Includes the route of the navigation system.
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Great Ship Lock Historical Marker
Photo and text of a marker in
Richmond. Current photos
and links to related sites.
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Henrico County Map, Virginia
– 1864
Includes the route of the navigation system.
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History of the James River and Kanawha
Company - 1922
A link to the 1925 book.
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Information About The James River &
Kanawha Canal During The Civil War
A link to historical articles about
the canal during the Civil War. Links to additional
Civil War-related sites.
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Internal Improvement:
National Public Works and the Promise of Popular
Government in the Early United States
A brief history is on page 93 and continues on page 96.
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J. R. & K. Tunnel &
Remnants Threatened
A brief history of the uncompleted western end of the
canal is in an article on page 4 of the American Canal
Society newsletter.
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James River & Kanawha
Canal Historical Marker
Photo and text of the marker in Richmond.
Links to related sites.
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James River and Kanawha Canal
A history of the canal. Links to
related sites.
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James River and Kanawha Canal
A brief history and description of the canal.
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James River And Kanawha Canal
A brief history of the canal.
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James River And Kanawha Canal
A brief history of the canal.
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James River and Kanawha Canal
An article begins on page 2 of the American Canal
Society newsletter.
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James River and Kanawha Canal
Historical Marker
Photo and text of a marker in
Richmond. Historical and current photos and links to
related sites.
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James River and Kanawha Canal
Historical Marker
Photo and text
of a marker in Richmond. Map, current photos
and links to related sites.
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James River and Kanawha Canal
Images
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James River and Kanawha Canal Photos
A set of photos of the canal.
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Journal of the House of
Delegates of the Commonwealth of Virginia – 1820
A brief report on the status of construction is on page
69; the 1820 annual report of the James River Company
begins on page xxiii.
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Journal of the House of
Delegates of the Commonwealth of Virginia – 1844
A petition regarding the canal begins on page 71; a
synopsis of the accounts of the canal company begins on
page 34; a report regarding a Memorial from the
President and Directors of the canal company begins on
page 57.
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Journey on the James: Three
Weeks through the Heart of Virginia
Includes a brief history of the canal.
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Kanawha Canal
A brief history of the canal. Links
to related sites.
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Map of the first & second
division of the James River & Kanawha Canal
An 1863 map of the canal.
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Men, Mountains, and Rivers –
1977
An index of references to the canal within the document.
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Notice to Contractors
An 1836 newpaper solicitation for bids to construct a
portion of the canal.
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Notice to Contractors
An 1837 newpaper solicitation for bids to construct a
portion of the canal.
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Notice to Contractors
An 1838 newpaper solicitation for bids to construct a
portion of the canal.
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Old Canal Warehouse
A history of the building.
Historical and current photos.
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Old Dominion, Industrial
Commonwealth: Coal, Politics, and Economy in
Antebellum America
Includes on page 1793 a brief history of the navigation
sysem and a map of the system on page 1796.
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Packet Boat Marshall: Bringing
Stonewall Jackson Home Historical Marker
Photo and text of a marker in
Lynchburg.
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“Queen of the Fleet”
An article begins on page 8 of the American Canal
Society newsletter.
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Race, Class and Power in the Building
of Richmond, 1870-1920
A brief history of the canal, and
its role in the development of Richmond begins on page
18.
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Railway Locomotives and Cars,
Volume 5 – 1836
Advertisements seeking bids from contractors for the
canal system is on pages 305, 336, 352, 368, 384,
400, 416, 432, 448, 464, 480, 496, 512, 528, 544, 560
and 576.
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Report at the Session of the
Legislature of 1831-32
A report pertaining to the navigation system.
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Report of the Chief of
Engineers U.S. Army, Part 2 – 1874
A report pertaining to the canal system begins on page
86; letters regarding the system begins on page
97, 102; 114, 127.
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Report of the Committee on
the James River Company – 1843
An index of references to the canal found within the
document.
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Report of the Select
Committee of the Senate relative to the signing of
the bill providing for the use of convict labor on
the James River and Kanawha Canal – 1877
An index of references to the canal found within the
document.
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Report upon the third
subdivision of the central transportation route,
from the Ohio or Kanawha river to tide-water in
Virginia – 1877
An index of references to the canal found within the
document.
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Reports of the United States
Engineers : on the survey of the James River and
Kanawha Canal, and on the advantages of the Central
Water Line, as a national work – 1871
An index of references to the canal found within the
document.
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Reports on the Water-power of
the United States – 1880
A description of the water power of the James River at
Richmond begins on page 15.
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Reports, Specifications, and
Estimates of Public Works in the United States of
America – 1841
Specifications for the Joshua's Fall dam on the canal
begins on page 128; for a lock on the canal begins
on page 135; for farm bridges over the canal begin
on page 157; for an aqueduct for the canal begin on
page 160; fpr lock gates, mitre sills and foundation of
a lock on page 164.
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Richmond Dock / Chapel Island
Historical Marker
Photo and text of a marker . Current
photos and links to related sites.
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Richmond map – 1864
Includes the route of the canal.
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Richmond: The Story of a City
A brief history of the navigation system begins on page
46 and continues on page 63, 117 and 205.
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River Valleys: The James River
A description and history of the
river, including reference to the canal.
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Rivers and Canals – 1896
A brief history is on page 529.
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Rockbridge County: A Brief
History
Includes a brief history of the canal.
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Rutherfoord's Mill Historical Marker
Photo and text of a marker in
Richmond. Current photos and links to related sites.
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Scottsville Transportation
A history of transportation in the
town. Historical photos.
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Scottsville: When War Came Historical
Marker
Photo and text of a marker in
Albemarle County.
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Second Report Upon the Survey
& Location of the Richmond & Newport News
Railway – 1867
A brief history of the French connection with the
navigation system begins on page 34.
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Slaves for Hire: Renting
Enslaved Laborers in Antebellum Virginia
Includes a brief history of the roles of slaves in the
construction and operation of the canal.
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Studies in history,
economics, and public law – 1922
An index of references to the canal within the document.
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The Canal and the Civil War Historical
Marker
Photo and text of a marker in
Richmond. Current photos and links to related sites.
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The Canal to the West
A detailed history of the canal.
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The Center of Industry in 18th and 19th
Century Richmond Historical Marker
Photo and text
of a marker in Richmond. Historical and
current photos and links to related sites.
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The James River
A history of the river and navigation
system. Includes historical and current
paintings, illustrations and photos.
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The James River and Kanawha
Canal
A brief history of the canal. Current
photos.
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The James River and Kanawha
Canal
A brief history of the canal.
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The James River and Kanawha
Canal
An article begins on page 3 of the American Canal
Society newsletter.
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The James River and Kanawha
Canal (Part 1)
An article begins on page 4 of the American Canal
Society newsletter.
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The James River and Kanawha
Canal (Part 2)
The article continues on page 4 of the American Canal
Society newsletter.
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The James River and Kanawha
Canal (Part 3)
The article concludes on page 7 of the American
Canal Society newsletter.
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The James River and Kanawha
Canal: Report on Lockage, & Cost of Construction
– 1874
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The James River Batteau:
Tobacco Transport in Virginia
Includes a brief history of the canal.
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The James River Batteau: Tobacco
Transport in Virginia
A history of the development of this
important vessel, with references to the canal.
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The Louisville, Cincinnati
& Charleston Rail Road: Dreams of Linking North
and South
A brief history begins on page 18.
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The Merchant's Magazine and Commercial
Review, Vol. 42 - 1860
A message from the governor
regarding the canal begins on page 121; a report on
the canal begins on page 369.
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The Old Lock & Dam System
On The Kanawha
A brief history of the navigation system.
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Third Annual Report of the
President to the Stockholders of the James River and
Kanawha Company – 1838
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Tidewater Connection Locks Historical
Marker
Photo and text of a marker in Richmond. Current photos
and links to related sites.
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Tidewater Lock View Historical Marker
Photo and text of a marker in Richmond. Historical and
current photos and links to related sites.
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Transportation to the
seaboard. The central route, from the Mississippi
River to the Atlantic Ocean, by the Ohio, Kanawha
and James Rivers – 1874
An index of references to the canal within the document.
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Unusual Virginia Canal Lock
Found
An article begins on page 6 of the American Canal
Society newsletter.
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Virginia Wooden Locks
The article begins on page 4 of the American Canal
Society newsletter.
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Where Am I RVA? James River
& Kanawha Canal
A brief history of the canal. Current
photos.
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