We have a few in Richmond, but the main one -- the most important one -- is the James River and Kanawha Canal. The canal once connected the tidal James River to the upper James, west of Bosher's ...

Prepare for a weekend of fitness, fun and friendly competition at Dominion Energy Riverrock. Nonprofit organizers, Sports Backers and Venture Richmond have joined forces to launch new events, extend ...

According to the lawsuit, the island was created as a result of the construction of the Kanawha Canal, which began in the 1780s and continued for decades. The canal was built by the James River and ...

However, the dominance of the batteau did not last. The development of the James River and Kanawha Canal, which began operating in 1821, swiftly followed by the advent of the Richmond and ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Riverfront Canal Cruises are returning to the James River and Kanawha Canal starting this Friday. Starting on Friday, April 4, Riverfront Canal Cruises will hit the water ...

on the south side of the river, issued a court order to give farmers a means of hauling their harvests to the James as well as the Kanawha Canal, whose towpath tracked the north bank of the river.

The largest request was for $6.5 million in federal funds to repair the Black River Canal, damaged by flooding ... which City Manager James Freed said had already been accounted for in the budget.

Acting Coroner RICHARD D. SANXAY yesterday held an inquest over the remains of two Federal soldiers who were drowned by falling into the James River and Kanawha Canal, on the morning of Tuesday ...

Boaters shouldn't be planning to navigate through the Black River Canal anytime soon — even when it is warm and sunny. Port Huron City Manager James Freed said work has halted after cost ...

One of icons of the Industrial Revolution era of canal construction, James Brindley’s enduring contribution to ... but in his heyday what the Canal & River Trust describes as the man behind the ‘first ...

A canal around the Falls of Richmond was completed in 1795, allowing travel west on the James River for a distance. As settlers increased and began traveling west, a better mode of transportation was ...