Guys. I think I can help with an answer.
First thing: Hobb's Hole was not the only so charmingly named waterside site
in colonial Virginia. There was Boyd's Hole and Naylor's Hole for starters.
The latter part of each name refers to the unusual depth of water at the
port.

So I'm pretty sure ocean-worthy ships could "cozy up" to a wharf [multiple]
built out from the shore.

Another bit of information: Sea-worthy vessels could sail up Rappahannock
[now Cat Point] Creek all the way to Menokin Bay.

It's really hard sometimes for us to realize how much the river has silted
up since farmers started plowing.

Finally the source I've found most useful for much information on these
matters--it's an old but not-out-dated book--recommended!

Yours truly,
Camille.

On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 5:46 PM, Craig Kilby <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Bill,
>
> I can't answer your specific question, but you might want to contact the
> Essex County Museum in Tappahannock, the modern name of Hobb's Hole (or
> Hobb's His Hole as it was sometimes called.)
>
> Craig
>
> On Feb 7, 2011, at 11:17 AM, Bill Crews wrote:
>
> > Does anyone have any info/sources of info on the port at Hobbe's (Hobbes,
> Hobbs)
> > Hole on the Rappahannock River?
> >
> > Specifically, were the merchant ships that delivered goods there from
> England
> > warped along wharves extending out into the river or did they anchor in
> deep
> > water and were unloaded/loaded by/from lighters?
> >
> > Bill
> >
> >
> >
> >
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