The canal on the James : an illustrated guide to the James River and Kanawha Canal /

The canal on the James : an illustrated guide to the James River and Kanawha Canal /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Hobbs, T. Gibson.
Imprint:	Lynchburg, Va. : Blackwell Press, 2009.
Description:	vii, 166 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps, ports., plans ; 26 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	James River Company (Richmond, Va.) James River and Kanawha Company (Richmond, Va.) James River and Kanawha Company (Richmond, Va.) James River Company (Richmond, Va.) Canals -- Virginia -- History. Inland water transportation -- Virginia -- History. Canal-boats -- Virginia -- History. Packets -- Virginia -- History. Canal-boats. Canals. Inland water transportation. Packets. James River and Kanawha Canal (Va.) Virginia. Virginia -- James River and Kanawha Canal. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7899574

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Other authors / contributors:	Marion, Nancy B. (Nancy Blackwell) Abrams, Mary Molyneux. Ledford, Thomas G.
ISBN:	9780977952342 0977952347 9780977952335 (pbk.) 0977952339 (pbk.)
Notes:	Includes index.
Summary:	Detailed study of the James River and Kanawha Canal, which was begun in 1785 and originally planned to provide inland navigation for commercial boat traffic along the James River to the Ohio River in West Virginia. In addition to chapters on the building of the canal and its impact on Lynchburg, Virginia, this book includes sixty color topographic maps following the canal over the course of approximately 150 river miles in Virginia, from Eagle Rock to Richmond, with photographs and notes on canal structures such as locks, towpaths, tunnels, acqueducts, culverts, and other extant features.

Table of Contents:

Engineering the canal
Lynchburg and its canal era
Canal boats
Canaling on the Jeems and Kanawhy / by Leighman Hawkins
Maps
Resources.