In River Time: The Way of the James

Links to Further Information on the James River

History of the James

"From the Blue Ridge to the Chesapeake: A Brief History of Virginia Indians" Article by Kathy Spaar
Site on Virginia Indians  Educational site by Inez Ramsey, James Madison University
Map of Virginia, 1590, Theodore de Brys  Penn Library Exhibit
Captain John Smith  Biography, APVA Site
"Captain John Smith" Article by Dennis Montgomery, Colonial Williamsburg Journal
"This innocent worke": Adam and Eve, John Smith, William Wood and the North American Plantations" Article by Graham Roebuck, Early Modern Literary Studies, 1995
"Old Muddy Jeems and the Flow of History" Article by Dennis Montgomery, Colonial Williamsburg Journal
"The Death of Jamestown" Paper by John Deuter, Millersville University (history class)
The Destruction of Richmond, Virginia, January 5 and 6, 1781 Article from  Henry B. Dawson's Battles of the United States [1858]
"A River Worth Fighting For" Article on the York River by Dennis Montgomery, Colonial Williamsburg Journal
Historic Hatton Ferry  Description and photos

CSS Virginia Home Page  Information and photos by a descendent of the captain. Includes an eyewitness account by R. E. Colston.
Battle of the "Monitor" and the "Merrimac"  Video.
Report of Flag Office Franklin Buchanan on the Battle of the Monitor and the Merrimac  1862 eyewitness account

George W. Bagby, Canal Reminiscences: Recollections of Travel in the Old Days on the James River & Kanawha Canal, 1879.
"Canal was carved with slave labor," Gary Robertson, Richmond Times-Dispatch
"A hard life on the river," Gary Robertson, Richmond Times-Dispatch [on Explore Park tribute to bateaumen)
The James River  Special issue of the Richmond Times-Dispatch, August 1998 [Wendy Wagner]. Covers numerous aspects of the James at Richmond--history, tourism, its future
Journey on the James: Three Weeks through the Heart of Virginia Earl Swift of the Virginia Pilot on his journey down the James in September, 1999. Includes an Interactive Map of the James River.
Rediscovering the James Article by Ben Cleary in Style Weekly, 1997

"The Heritage of the James"  Talk by Ann Woodlief for the James River Symposium, May 19, 1995, Richmond, VA.

James River Association
The James River Basin Infobase
The James River Tributary Strategy
"Signs of Life After [Kepone] Disaster"  Richmond Times-Dispatch article, Rex Springston [1/20/96]
Testimony to Congressional Committee, 2/26/96 [on James River pollution] Elizabeth Gibbs

Sports and Tourism
James River Batteau Festival
Whitewater on the James River in Richmond, Virginia
Adventure Challenge (whitewater rafting)
James River Runners [canoe livery, Scottsville, Va)
Canoe and Kayak the Upper James (James River Basin Canoe Livery)
James River Reeling and Rafting (Scottsville)
James River Outdoor Coalition ("Save the JR Park")
Bass Fishing on the James
James River Plantations

Parks and Wildlife
Wildflowers of Richmond Bruce Blizard's photographs
The Great White Way: essay on Ralph White of James River Park
Features at James River Park
James River State Park  Buckingham County, opened June 1999
Dutch Gap Conservation Area  Park of Henricus Park, Chesterfield County

VCU Student Essays:
Kim Harvey, Communion with the Frogs: the James River
Raven McMillian, Why I Listen to the River
Nancy Barnes, James River Wetlands
Karis Trumbo, A Day at the James