Historic Structures Report, Part I: Locks of James River and Kanawha Canal, Blue Ridge Parkway
Weems SP. 1963. Historic Structures Report, Part I: Locks of James River and Kanawha Canal, Blue Ridge Parkway. Historic Structure Report. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
Part I of the James River and Kanawha Canal Historic Structures Report was created for a project, which planned to restore the James River Canal and Locks to as nearly original condition as feasible and interpreted to the public by aluminum exhibit panels. The lock was one of a series along the James River and Kanawha Canal, which represents the canal transportation period of the nation's history. This canal was initially proposed to be the longest and most ambitious of any of those along the Eastern Seaboard. Nearly 200 miles of the planned canal were built and heavily used between 1794 and 1880. This section of the canal was constructed by the James River and Kanawha Company between 1845 and 1851. By the time of this report, the locks and canal had practically disappeared. This proposed restoration would be the only preservation and interpretation of the historic canal. The document contains the project construction proposal form with specific details about the construction, justification for the restoration, and cost estimates, historical data, and architectural data.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Weems, Sam
- Date of Issue
- 1963-11-26
- Publisher
- U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
- Units
- BLRI , SER
- Keywords
- canal, construction proposal form, James River, Kanawha Canal, lock, lock gate, railroad, stone masonry lock, transportation, waterway