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60 Hikes Within 60 Miles:
Richmond: Including Petersburg, Williamsburg, and
Fredericksburg
A description and brief history begins on page 174.
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A Canal Defines its Neighborhood
Historical Marker
A brief history of the canal.
Current photos and links to related sites.
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Acts Passed at a General
Assembly of the Commonwealth of Virginia – 1850
An Act pertaining to the navigation company begins on
page 113.
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Annual
Report of the Board of Public Works to the General
Assembly of Virginia, with the Accompanying
Documents, Volume 5 - 1829
An Act allowing extension of
the navigation system begins on page 574.
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Canals and Dams: The
Rappahannock Navigation
A brief history of the navigation system, plus maps and
descriptions of the remains of all of the dams and
canals.
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Embrey Dam
A brief history of the dam and
industrial canals built throughout Fredericksburg
after the Rappahannock Navigation Company failed.
Historical and current maps and links to related
sites.
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Embrey Dam Lock
A brief history of the lock and dam. Curren
photos.
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Falls of the Rappahannock
River Historical Marker
Photo and text of a marker in Fredericksburg.
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Plan of the Battle of
Fredericksburg, Virginia – 1862
Includes the route of the canal west of the town.
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Rapidan Dam Canal
An article begins on page 6 of the American Canal
Society newsletter.
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Rapidan Dam Canal of the
Rappahannock Navigation
A brief history and description of the dam and canal.
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Rapidan Dam Canal of the
Rappahannock Navigation
A brief history of the navigation system.
Current photo.
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Rappahannock Navigation
A brief description and history of the system.
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The Canal
A brief history of the navigation system, with
a focus on the canal in
Fredericksburg. Historical and current
photos.
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The History of the City of
Fredericksburg, Virginia – 1908
Reference to the navigation system is on page 67.
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The North American Review,
Volume 8 – 1819
A brief history begins on page 7.
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The Rise & Fall of the Rappahannock
Navigation System Historical Marker
Photo and text of a marker in
Spotsylvania County. Current photos.
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The Virginia Landmarks
Register
A brief history and description is on page 498.
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Walk Through History . . . Mill Sites
and Water Power
An extensive history of the mills in
Fredericksburg and the canals that powered them. A map
of the mill locations is included.
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Water Powered Industries
Historical Marker
Photo and text of a marker in Fredericksburg.
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Waterloo, Farquier County, Virginia
A history of the now nearly extince
town, including reference to the canal and its impact
on the community.
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