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The many culverts along this railway were established during its construction, before the Civil War. Where the land is little altered, these drainage features remain intact and functional. Stormwater flowing off of new roads, rooftops, and parking…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SPE_the-rappahannock-river-runs-free-once-more_Fredericksburg-VA.html
The breaching of the Embrey Dam has allowed the unobstructed migration of fish upstream to their natural spawning grounds. The dam's demolition has also improved the habitats of a wide variety of wildlife on the Rappahannock River. It also provide…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SPD_falls-of-the-rappahannock-river_Fredericksburg-VA.html
The Rappahanock River tumbles out of the Virginia Piedmont and drops 25 feet over a distance of one mile. For more than two centuries, industries in this transitional zone used this natural energy. Early settlers brought their corn and wheat to wa…
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Fredericksburg's Lower Canal
The falls of the Rappahannock River powered local industries for more than two centuries. Francis Thornton established the first grist mill around 1720. By 1770, James Hunter operated an iron forge complex i…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SP9_a-diversion-second-battle-of-fredericksburg_Fredericksburg-VA.html
On May 3, 1863, Brigadier General John Gibbon advanced his division into this area in support of Federal attacks on Marye's Heights. Union troops rushed forward to cross this canal and assault the hills in front of you, but the Confederates had re…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SP8_the-canal-ditch-battlefield-obstacle_Fredericksburg-VA.html
"We were subject to fire from the canal all day."
—A Mississippi soldier describing his experience on December 14, 1862, the day after the battle of Fredericksburg. The Union army would withdraw that night.
On December 12, I862,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SP6_a-once-promising-canal-becomes-a-raceway_Fredericksburg-VA.html
Beginning in 1829, the Rappahannock Company constructed a series of dams and canals along the river, to transport bulk cargo. Gold had been found in Spotsylvania County in 1806 and a canal could bring heavy equipment and other materials to the are…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SP5_confederate-defenses-in-december-1862_Fredericksburg-VA.html
In December 1862, General Robert E. Lee deployed his Confederate army along a series of hills around the town of Fredericksburg. In front of you is Fall Hill, which anchored the Confederate line at the Rappahannock River. Brigadier General Cadmus …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RGM_fredericksburg-campaign_Fredericksburg-VA.html
December 13, 1862. About 100 yards to the south Georgia's Gen. T.R.R. Cobb fell mortally within sight of his mother's girlhood home. He died at the roadside dwelling of Mrs. Martha Stevens, who remained all during the battle to aid the Confederate…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RGL_sunken-road_Fredericksburg-VA.html
This photograph was taken shortly after the Confederates in the foreground were killed on May 3, 1863. This graphic depiction of the human debris of battle is one of the most revealing post-battle photos from the Civil War years, because it was ta…