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A Canal Defines its Neighborhood
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By Dawn Bowen, June 2, 2007 | |
| | | 1. A Canal Defines its Neighborhood Marker | | |
Inscription. The canal in front of you is a section of a navigation system that extended 50 miles up the Rappahannock River. The downstream terminus was a turning basin, in the block to your right. Several industries were established nearby, some that benefited from the canal’s navigation function and others from its waterpower.
In the 1880s, R.T. Knox and Brother moved their Sumac Extract Works to an existing mill at this turning basin, after they converted their mill on the lower canal to an electric generating plant. Newly available electricity freed industries from having to locate along waterways and by the end of World War I, the Knox Brothers enterprise had moved again. Within a decade, the Canal had been rerouted and the turning basin drained and filled in. A neighborhood rapidly developed in the area, changing its character from industrial to residential.
Erected by City of Fredericksburg.
Location. 38° 18.523′ N, 77° 28.004′ W. Marker is in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Marker is at the intersection of Canal Street and Prince Edward Street, on the right when traveling west on Canal Street. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fredericksburg VA 22401, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 10 other markers are within | | | | 
By Dawn Bowen, June 4, 2007 | |
| | | 2. Marker at the Pedestrian Bridge Over the Canal | | |
walking distance of this marker. Religious Liberty (approx. 0.2 miles away); Col. George Eskridge Memorial Tree (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Canal Ditch: Battlefield Obstacle (approx. 0.2 miles away); Meditation Rock (approx. 0.2 miles away); Historic Old Mill District (approx. 0.2 miles away); Hugh Mercer (approx. 0.3 miles away); 7th Michigan Volunteer Infantry (approx. 0.3 miles away); Pontoon Bridge Site (approx. 0.3 miles away); Fredericksburg Campaign (approx. 0.3 miles away); Fredericksburg Campaign, December 1862 (approx. 0.3 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Fredericksburg.
Also see . . . The Story of the Rappahannock Canal. 1978 article by Robert A. Hodge. (Submitted on June 2, 2007, by J. J. Prats of Springfield, Virginia.)
Additional keywords. Rappahannock Canal |
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By Dawn Bowen, June 4, 2007 | |
| | | 3. Pedestrian bridge over the Rappahannock Canal. | | |
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| Credits. This page originally submitted on June 2, 2007, by Dawn Bowen of Fredericksburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 915 times since then. Photos: 1. Submitted on June 2, 2007, by Dawn Bowen of Fredericksburg, Virginia. 2, 3. Submitted on June 4, 2007, by Dawn Bowen of Fredericksburg, Virginia. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page. | | Add Photo — Add Link — Add Commentary — Correct this page — Print |
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