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James River and Kanawha Canal Historic District

  • Vicinity: Extends from Ship Locks to Bosher's Dam
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Historic District


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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1820/00/00 Col John Jordan Builder John Jordan constructs Balcony Falls section of James River and Kanawha Canal

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Particulars for James River and Kanawha Canal Historic District:
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Historic Use Canal Related
Area of Significance Commerce
Area of Significance Engineering
Criteria Exemplar
Sight Category Historic District
Area of Significance Transportation
Historic Use Water-related



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration: 26th August 1971

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name: James River and Kanawha Canal Historic District
Registry Address: Extends from Ship Locks to Bosher's Dam
Registry Number: 71000982
Resource Type: District
Owner: Private, Local
Architect: unknown
Architectural Style: No style listed
Area in Acres: 138
Contributing Buildings: 1
Contributing Sites: 9
Contributing Structures: 21
Certification: Listed in the National Register
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: State
Area of Significance: Commerce, Transportation, Engineering, Architecture
Applicable Criteria: Event, Architecture-Engineering
Period of Significance: 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Historic Function: Transportation
Historic Sub-Function: Water-related
Current Function: Transportation
Current Sub-Function:

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