Map of the James River Drainage Basin
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John Stobart, Richmond: A View of the City from the Banks of the James River in 1858.
Arriving at the brink of a high hill overlooking the shipping, I suddenly stopped in amazement. I had never seen such a wide-spread sheet of water as the James River presented at that point. It was a sprinkling and windy day, and the water was considerably ruffled. Here I felt my faith giving way; but then I thought, if you falter at this, what will you do in the swellings of the ocean?
— Alfred M. Lorrain sets out to be a sailor in the early 19th century, from his autobiography.
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Foggy James River off the Blue Ridge Parkway, Virginia.
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Ferry Across the James River, Scotland, Virginia, 2003.
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James River - Virginia - The Appalachian Trail
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THE JAMES: TRANSFORMATION OF AN OZARK RIVER
Printed postcard, 1907. The genesis of the square-ended (and, as above, sometimes pointed), flat bottomed boats specifically for commercial floating on the James and White rivers is poorly documented. Many theories have been advanced as to how they were developed and how they came to be called “johnboats.”
We chose to profile the James River in a 352-page all color book because its watershed…
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