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Photographer: Bernard Fisher
Taken: October 25, 2009
Caption: Richmond's Canals panel
Additional Description: Captions (left to right)

The Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad running along the Richmond Dock. In the 1880s, the canals were replaced by railroads, which ultimately extended across Virginia and West Virginia to the Ohio River. The Valentine Museum

Excursion boats along the canal near Lynchburg. Mariners Museum, Newport News, Virginia

Canal boat approaching Richmond from the west, 1870. The Valentine Museum

Bond issued by the James River and Kanawha Company, incorporating an image of George Washington. The Valentine Museum

Painting of ships arriving at Rockett’s Landing in Richmond, by A. C. Pleasant, 1840s. The Valentine Museum
Submitted: October 28, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.
Database Locator Identification Number: p82460
File Size: 1.150 Megabytes

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