> In looking over old family papers, I see several references to a lock or locks along the > canal, apparently in Nelson County. Can anybody pin down if there indeed was a lock or > locks somehwere in the general vicinity between Howardsville on the east and Norwood on > the west? Cousin Randy, I would suggest two sources: 1) The Library of Virginia's Board of Public Works Maps, which are available online at http://lvaimage.lib.va.us/BPW/ There are many old maps from the James River & Kanawha Canal Company, most of them show locations of locks. 2) I know that this book has the answer...I just don't have my copy at work...maybe someone else does: THE JAMES RIVER BATTEAU FESTIVAL TRAIL By Wm E Trout, III. 50 pp The James from Lynchburg to Richmond and an Illustrated History on the Batteau Festival. $9.55+ 45 tax= $10.00. http://organizations.rockbridge.net/canal/ ___________________________________________ W. Scott Breckinridge Smith Historical Research & Consulting Post Office Box 75, Lynchburg, Virga. 24505 434-528-3995 www.WScottSmith.com To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html