National Register of Historic Places

Cat Rock Sluice of the Roanoke Navigation

Brookneal, Campbell County, Virginia
Listed
March 24, 1980
Type
Site
Period
Listed
Ref No.
80004177

About this property

Cat Rock Sluice of the Roanoke Navigation is a historic sluice located near Brookneal, Campbell County, Virginia. Cat Rock Sluice is at Staunton Scenic River 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 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 Green Hill in 1827. It was built for the Roanoke Navigation Company to permit the passage of poled river boats, called batteaux, through the falls of the Staunton River. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

Location

Brookneal, Campbell County, Virginia
37.04319, -78.96023

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Nearby Historic Sites

Brookneal Historic District
Civil War
1.2 mi
DeJarnette's Tavern
Early Republic
3.3 mi
Red Hill
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3.7 mi
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3.9 mi
Collins Ferry Historic District
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Cat Rock Sluice of the Roanoke Navigation was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 24, 1980.

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Cat Rock Sluice of the Roanoke Navigation is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

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