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Cat Rock Sluice of the Roanoke Navigation

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Mile 9.85. It consists of a deep cut about 10 feet wide, blasted through the south end of a wide rock ledge and extending across the main river channel. Associated with it is a "towing wall" measuring about 6 feet thick and at least 5 feet high. The wall was probably originally continuous, from
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about 50 feet above the cut to 300 feet below it. The 11-mile network of sluices and associated wing dams and towing walls was constructed by Samuel Pannill of
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in 1827. It was built for the Roanoke Navigation Company to permit the passage of poled river boats, called
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Transportation buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
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Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (December 1977).
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Cat Rock Sluice of the Roanoke Navigation is located in Virginia
Cat Rock Sluice of the Roanoke Navigation is located in the United States
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