The canal society's Shenandoah River Atlas, 1997 (see 
www.vacanals.org/store)  focuses on the history and archaeology of gundalow 
and batteau navigation on the Shenandoah and its branches but we know little 
about the Colonial period, before the Patowmack Company began making 
improvements. Bob Kapsch's The Potomac Canal (WV Univ. Press, 2007) has 
additional references.

Other canal society atlases covering navigation on rivers west of the Blue 
Ridge are the Upper James Atlas and the New River Atlas. A Holston, Clinch 
and Powell's Rivers Atlas is in the works.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Crews" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2011 5:05 PM
Subject: navigable rivers west of the Blue Ridge


> does anyone know the extent to which any of the rivers in the Shenandoah 
> Valley
> were used for travel or commerce in the Colonial era? Relatedly is anyone
> familiar with a source -- ideally a primary one -- for what kinds of craft 
> were
> used on these rivers?
>
> Bill
>
>
>
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