James River and Kanawha Company
GPTKB entity
Statements (17)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:canal
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gptkbp:built |
gptkb:James_River_and_Kanawha_Canal
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gptkbp:ceased_operations |
1880
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gptkbp:foundedIn |
1785
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gptkbp:headquartersLocation |
gptkb:Richmond,_Virginia
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
part of early American canal era
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
James River and Kanawha Company
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gptkbp:industry |
gptkb:transportation
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gptkbp:locatedIn |
gptkb:Virginia
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gptkbp:notablePerson |
gptkb:George_Washington
gptkb:Joseph_Carrington_Cabell |
gptkbp:projectCancelled |
due to competition from railroads
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gptkbp:purpose |
to construct a canal between the James River and the Kanawha River
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gptkbp:status |
defunct
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gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Richmond_and_Alleghany_Railroad
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Kanawha_Canal
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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