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The James River & Kanawha Canal in Downtown Richmond, Va.
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This Long Boat Canal, designed by George Washington was meant to transport goods from the James River to the Kanawha River in the Ohio River Valley. The Canal was never connected to the Valley due to many reasons, chief among them was construction problems and invention of the steam engine.
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