Dutch Gap Canal is located on the James River in Chesterfield County, Virginia just north of the lost 17th-century town of Henricus. The canal's construction...
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The Dutch Gap Canal Lights were built to mark the ends of Dutch Gap Canal, now called Dutch Gap Cutoff, which is a 3⁄4 nautical mile (1.4 km; 0.86 mi)...
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General Butler's troops built the Dutch Gap Canal, across the neck of the peninsula. In the 1870s, the Dutch Gap Canal was expanded to become the main channel...
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now the 810-acre (3.3 km2) Dutch Gap Conservation Area. In 1922, the former location of Henricus south of the Dutch Gap Canal was annexed from Henrico County...
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James River for patrol duty until 15 May, engaging enemy batteries at Dutch Gap Canal on 1 April and 2 April. After cruising to Havana, Cuba, between 17...
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James River. It was present, but lacked shells during the fighting at Dutch Gap Canal on 13 August and 22 October 1864. Shells were delivered on 27 October...
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housed his staff. During that time, Butler, nicknamed "Dutch", led the effort to dig the Dutch Gap canal. Varina is located near a site of the (multi-site)...
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Light Chesapeake Light Craney Island Light Deepwater Shoals Light Dutch Gap Canal Lights Great Wicomico River Light Hog Island Light Jones Point Light...
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on what is now known as Farrar's Island, near the location of the Dutch Gap Canal today. Henrico had been founded to eventually replace Jamestown as...
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Lighthouse". Chesapeake Chapter U.S.L.H.S. Retrieved October 17, 2017. "Dutch Gap Canal Lights". Chesapeake Chapter U.S.L.H.S. Retrieved October 17, 2017....
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