$12.95
Waterway to the West (JR&K Canal)
During most of the 19th century the old James River and Kanawha Canal was the main artery of commerce between Richmond and the valleys of western Virginia. It was also one of the Commonwealth’s major headaches. By the end of that century it was replaced by railroads, abandoned and, for the most part, forgotten.
The Blue Ridge Parkway has revived the interesting story of this old canal. Exhibits at the James River Visitor Center and the proposed restoration of a section of the old canal bring back memories of an almost forgotten era in American history.
In this book the author takes you back over a hundred years and brings this canal to life again, with all its troubles, pathos, and pleasures. A native Virginian, James Kirkwood was formerly historian for Booker T. Washington National Monument and cooperating historian for the Blue Ridge Parkway.
37 pgs.
Waterway to the West (JR&K Canal)
During most of the 19th century the old James River and Kanawha Canal was the main artery of commerce between Richmond and the valleys of western Virginia. It was also one of the Commonwealth’s major headaches. By the end of that century it was replaced by railroads, abandoned and, for the most part, forgotten.
The Blue Ridge Parkway has revived the interesting story of this old canal. Exhibits at the James River Visitor Center and the proposed restoration of a section of the old canal bring back memories of an almost forgotten era in American history.
In this book the author takes you back over a hundred years and brings this canal to life again, with all its troubles, pathos, and pleasures. A native Virginian, James Kirkwood was formerly historian for Booker T. Washington National Monument and cooperating historian for the Blue Ridge Parkway.
37 pgs.
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