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Tidewater Connection Locks:
Canals and the locks that raised boats from one water level to the next were considered among the greatest engineering feats of their times.
Thirteen wooden locks, called "Cooley's Flight" once ran from the Great Basin to the river.
Only two of Richmond's canal locks remain. Preserved by the Reynolds Metal Company, these locks connected the Great Basin, between 8th and 11th Streets, with the Richmond doc at 14th Street. The original 13 wooden locks were replaced by five stone ones in 1854. |