Shockoe Creek

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Richmond City, mapped c. 1911 Richmond City 1911 01.jpg
Richmond City, mapped c. 1911
Shockoe Creek cut through Richmond Richmond City 1911 02.jpg
Shockoe Creek cut through Richmond
Land (and slaves) along Shockoe Creek listed for sale, 1766 To be sold.jpg
Land (and slaves) along Shockoe Creek listed for sale, 1766
Local business owners protested Shockoe Creek flooding (Richmond Times Dispatch, 1922) Richmond Times Dispatch 1922 08 30 7.jpg
Local business owners protested Shockoe Creek flooding (Richmond Times Dispatch, 1922)

Shockoe Creek is a watercourse in Virginia, United States, tributary to the James River. [1] [2] The Shockoe Creek watershed drained "portions of Richmond's North Side, near West End, downtown and northeast Henrico County." [3] Historic tributaries of Shockoe Creek included Bacon's Quarter Branch and Gum Tree Creek. [3]

Shockoe Creek marked the western border of Richmond when it was incorporated as a municipality in 1742. [4] The Shockoe Bottom neighborhood was the slave-trading district of Richmond, Virginia prior to the American Civil War. [5] There were two water-powered mills along the creek in the 19th century. [4] The creek has been channelized for flood control and pollution management since the 1920s. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Economic geology of Richmond, Virginia, and vicinity (Report). 1911. doi:10.3133/b483. hdl: 2346/65102 .
  2. ↑ "Shockoe Creek". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved January 11, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Creek Is Almost Lost But Not to History by David D. Ryan". Richmond Times-Dispatch. 1977-03-20. p. 33. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
  4. 1 2 "Creek Is Almost Lost to View, But Not to Richmond's History". Richmond Times-Dispatch. 1977-03-20. p. 35. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
  5. ↑ Kadinsky, Sergey (2016-04-04). "Shockoe Creek, Richmond". Hidden Waters blog. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
  6. ↑ "Otherwise Known As 'Chyinek'". richmondmagazine.com. 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2024-09-01.

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