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	CVW Appomattox River Monitoring
		The Appomattox River drains 1,023,851 acres of agricultural, rural residential land and urban land to the James River and ultimately the lower Chesapeake Bay.
		The confluence of the James and Appomattox Rivers is at Hopewell.
		The 1,598 square mile Appomattox River basin drains portions of 12 counties in the Piedmont, several of which are included in this project's area of study.
	www.longwood.edu /cleanva/appomattoxriver.htm (1268 words)

	Appomattox County, Virginia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Appomattox County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
		Appomattox County was formed in 1845 from Buckingham, Prince Edward, Campbell and Charlotte Counties.
		Appomattox County is located in the gently rolling hills of the piedmont region of Virginia.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Appomattox_County,_Virginia (452 words)

	Appomattox River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Appomattox River is a tributary of the James River, approximately 137 mi (220 km), in central and eastern Virginia in the United States.
		In April 1865 during the Appomattox Campaign of the American Civil War, the Confederate forces attempted to burn the High Bridge over the river northwest of Burkeville in order to escape the pursuing Union Army after the fall of Petersburg.
		The river is a popular destination for whitewater rafting and canoeing.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Appomattox_River (230 words)

	VDGIF > Fishing > Rivers > Appomattox River (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Appomattox River, a major tributary to the James River, flows out of Appomattox County toward Petersburg and Hopewell, and along it’s course forms the boundaries between such counties as Buckingham, Prince Edward, Cumberland, Amelia, Powhatan, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, and Prince George.
		In addition to largemouth and smallmouth bass, the Appomattox is home to the Kentucky spotted bass.
		These fish were introduced into the Appomattox in the mid-1970s and they have moved throughout the river and into its major tributaries, such as Briery Creek, Bush River, and Buffalo Creek.
	www.dgif.state.va.us /fishing/rivers/appomattox_river.html (217 words)

	Steven T. Conner Real Estate - About the Area - Appomattox County
		About two miles East is the Old Appomattox Courthouse where on Sunday, April 9, 1865, General Robert E. Lee met with General Ulysses S. Grant in the parlor of Wilmer McLean's house to discuss the surrender of Lee's Army of Northern Virginia.
		When Appomattox county was formed in 1845, a courthouse was built in the village of Clover Hill, which had previously been in Prince Edward county.
		Virginia's Route 24 and a well-maintained hiking trail, meandering through woodlands and crossing the Appomattox River, lead to other Civil War sites including headquarters of both generals, a memorial to Confederate troops from North Carolina and a cemetery with the remains of one Northern and 18 Southern soldiers.
	www.steventconnerrealestate.com /appomattox.htm (464 words)

	washingtonpost.com: The Quiet and Compelling History of Appomattox
		Appomattox is a place of peace, a lovely memorial to the end of four long years of war and to the dignity, the honor and the generosity of the combatants in the final days of the conflict.
		Appomattox sits atop a broad grass-covered hill, a small cluster of restored or rebuilt homes and other buildings -- a tavern, the general store, the courthouse, the jail -- encircled by acres of rolling farm and pasture land.
		Appomattox was a young town in 1865 when it entered the history texts.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/local/longterm/tours/civilwar/appomatt.htm (2179 words)

	Appomattox County Public Schools
		Steeped in history and heritage, Appomattox County was the scene of General Robert E. Lee’s surrender that ended the War Between the States.
		Appomattox County was formed in 1845 from parts of Buckingham, Prince Edward, Charlotte and Campbell counties.
		The county was named for the Appomattox River, whose name came from the Indian tribe living near the mouth of the river.
	www.appomattox.k12.va.us /acps/acps_secondarypage_template.aspx?pn=&pid=71&ps= (344 words)

	ipedia.com: Petersburg, Virginia Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		On the banks of the Appomattox River, Petersburg grew from the former Fort Henry, established on the south bank in 1645.
		Paved streets began to appear in 1813, soon followed by a canal bypassing the Appomattox falls; railroad lines linking it to all points of the compass came next, gaslights were introduced in 1851, and a new municipal water water system was installed by 1857.
		Petersburg is the center of the Appomattox Basin regional economy that includes the counties of Dinwiddie and Prince George, the southern part of Chesterfield County, and the cities of Hopewell and Colonial Heights.
	www.ipedia.com /petersburg__virginia.html (760 words)

	Appomatox Manor--James River Plantations: A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary
		The land that forms Appomattox Manor, at the confluence of the Appomattox and James rivers, is one of the oldest extant estates in America; the property was patented in 1635 by Francis Eppes and remained in the Eppes family until 1979.
		Appomattox Manor is now administered as a historic house museum by the City Point Unit of the Petersburg National Battlefield.
		Appomattox Manor, administered by the National Park Service's Petersburg National Battlefield as Appomattox Plantation, is located on the north side of VA Rte.
	www.cr.nps.gov /nR/travel/jamesriver/app.htm (297 words)

	The Progress-Index - News - 06/19/2005 - Dredging the Appomattox is in sight (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Until the late 1970s, the river was a free-flowing, fully navigable waterway that brought both commercial and pleasure crafts to Petersburg.
		Petersburg is located at the head of the navigable portion of the Appomattox River and because of this the city serves as the local sponsor and as such they have invested nearly $1.4 million in hard costs to facilitate the project over the years.
		The plan is to dredge the river, once funding is available, to a navigable depth of 10 feet which will allow pleasure craft traffic as well as some commercial craft traffic.
	www.zwire.com /site/printerFriendly.cfm?brd=2271&dept_id=462946&newsid=14720563 (632 words)

	EODMU 2 Combines Training With Environmental Stewardship
		The Appomattox River Restoration Project began in 1999 when a local, non-profit organization, Friends of the Appomattox, realized that clearing several logjams along the scenic river was beyond the group’s capabilities.
		Alecia Daves-Johnson, co-founder of Friends of the Appomattox, was faced with the problem of clearing numerous large trees that obstructed the river’s natural flow and increased bank erosion.
		To clear the river of fallen trees and break the logjams, several “shots” were used each day to efficiently remove obstructions too large to remove by mechanical means.
	www.news.navy.mil /search/display.asp?story_id=1582 (562 words)

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		Facility Name: Appomattox River Water Authority Petersburg, VA 23803 Parent Company: RMP Facility ID: 100000022094 Submission Receipt Date: 02/17/2005 (This set of RMP executive summaries was created from data that were last updated on 4/28/2005).
		It is the policy of the Appomattox River Water Authority that every employee is entitled to work under the safest possible conditions.
		Appomattox River Water Authority Brief History The Appomattox River Water Authority was created by the General Assembly in 1962 under the Water & Sewer Authorities Act to provide an adequate water supply to its members.
	www.rtk.net /rmp/sum7/VA/fac100000022094 (901 words)

	American Rivers:
		Instead, the Department of Recreation and Conservation is to initiate studies of potential scenic rivers and advance recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly.
		The Virginia Act states that after a river is designated scenic, the construction, operation, or maintenance of any structure that impedes the natural flow of water, including dams, is prohibited unless specifically authorized by an act of the General Assembly.
		If a river is added to the state scenic rivers system, then the General Assembly will designate an agency to administer that specific component.
	www.americanrivers.org /site/PageServer?pagename=AMR_content_2f28 (492 words)

	James (river Virginia) - Search Results - MSN Encarta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		James (river, Virginia), longest river in Virginia, formed at Iron Gate, western Virginia, by the union of the Jackson and Cowpasture rivers.
		Suffolk (Virginia), independent city, coextensive with former Nansemond County, southeastern Virginia, on the James and Nansemond rivers; settled...
		Lynchburg, city, in (but administratively independent of) Campbell County, central Virginia, on the James River, in the foothills of the Blue Ridge...
	encarta.msn.com /James_(river_Virginia).html (159 words)

	1862AppomattoxRaid
		The slow progress of the fleet up the Appomattox, followed by the grounding of several vessels which led to the failure of the diversionary feint and extra distance to be rowed under fire for the men in the boats, resulted in Rodgers’ decision to cancel the boat attack.
		As soon as the expedition entered the Appomattox, the Confederates were aware of it, but their immediate response was limited to musket fire from the pickets along the river.
		In the end, all was for naught, and, had the story of the Appomattox River raid not been lost in the climax of the Seven Days Battles, any serious investigation of the failed raid would have resulted in rejoicing that it had not ended much the worse for the Navy and the nation.
	www.navyandmarine.org /ondeck/1862AppomattoxRaid.htm (8241 words)

	City of Petersburg "Appomattox River Dredging" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The City of Petersburg's future economic viability depends on the degree to which it is able to capitalize on its comparative advantages and its assets, such as its historic harbor area at the head of the head of the navigable portion of the Appomattox River.
		Unfortunately, due to various factors, the harbor is no longer accessible to the downstream navigable portions of the River.
		This is poised to change, however, for the better and with potentially dramatic positive results for the City, as the City seeks to restore the harbor and make it once more a focal point of the City and its historic downtown.
	www.petersburg-va.org /dredging (245 words)

	Crater PDC - FOLAR
		Friends of the Lower Appomattox River (FOLAR) is a non-profit citizen organization formed as a result of the Appomattox River Corridor Plan, sponsored by the Crater Planning District Commission in June 1999.
		The Appomattox River is a major tributary of the James River.
		The lower portion of the river meanders through six jurisdictions: the Counties of Chesterfield, Dinwiddie and Prince George, and the Cities of Colonial Heights, Hopewell and Petersburg; and is a valuable resource for commerce, industry, farming and recreation.
	www.craterpdc.state.va.us /Coastal/Folar/folar_main.htm (336 words)

	Search Results for "Appomattox"
		Appomattox River, 137 mi/220 km long, central and E Va.; rises in NE Appomattox co., 10 mi/16 km NE of Appomattox; flows generally E past Farmville, through L. Chesdin...
		Appomattox Court House (ap-uh-MAT-uhks) A village in Virginia where General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant in April 1865, effectively ending...
		...A river rising in south-central Virginia and flowing about 220 km (137 mi) eastward to the James River near Petersburg....
	www.bartleby.com /cgi-bin/texis/webinator/sitesearch/?query=Appomattox&db=db&cmd=context&id=38d46c31710 (281 words)

	The American Civil War, The End: Appomattox
		The magnanimity exhibited at Appomattox justifies me in recording here my conviction that, had it been possible for General Grant and his soldiers to foresee the bloody sweat which through ten successive years was wrung from Southern brows, the whole Union army would then and there have resolved to combat all unfriendly legislation.
		Throughout that crucial test at Appomattox he was the impersonation of every manly virtue, of all that is great and true and brave--the fittest representative of his own sublimely beautiful adage that human virtue should always equal human calamity.
		Before the meeting at Appomattox the Confederates were decidedly prejudiced against General Grant, chiefly because of his refusal to exchange prisoners and thus relieve from unspeakable suffering the thousands of incarcerated men of both armies.
	history-world.org /appomattox.htm (11868 words)

	Chesterfield County, Virginia \| Riverfront - Friends of Chesterfield's Riverfront: Annual Report FY 98-99 Summary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		This river cleanup event was planned as an extension of the cleanup held at Maidens Landing.
		The James River Advisory Council (formerly known as the James River Task Force) serves as a forum for the diverse interests along the James River in Central Virginia and communicates with public officials regarding issues and challenges facing the river and its resources.
		The Advisory Council’s vision is to unite the community by supporting and promoting the James River as a common resource and preserving its health, beauty, heritage, economic vitality and recreational value.
	www.co.chesterfield.va.us /Riverfront/AnnualReport4.htm (1072 words)

	Appomattox
		News came in that Crook was fighting large odds with his cavalry on the north side of the river, and I was directed to go to his front and see what was necessary to be done to assist him.
		Notwithstanding their long march that day, the men sprang to their feet with a spirit that made every one marvel at their pluck, and came swinging through the main street of the village with a step that seemed as elastic as on the first day of their toilsome tramp.
		Lee was so closely pressed that he was anxious to communicate with Grant by the most direct means, and as he could not tell with which column Grant was moving he sent in one copy of his letter on Meade's front and one on Sheridan's.
	ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/HMore/Appomattox.htm (6446 words)

	Battery B, 4th U.S. Light Artillery - Appomattox Court House
		The Appomattox Campaign became a race to determine if the core of the South's greatest army, and in actuality the Confederacy itself, would survive.
		Approaching Appomattox Court House, on the road to Lynchburg, Lee's exhausted command found this last western escape route blocked by Union cavalry (MG Sheridan) and infantry (MG Edward O.C. Ord) at Appomattox Station (8-9 April) and at Appomattox Court House (9 April).
		On Palm Sunday, 9 April, after one last skirmish near Appomattox Station, GEN Robert E. Lee formally surrendered the out-numbered and out-maneuvered Army of Northern Virginia to LTG Ulysses S. Grant at the McLean House in the village of Appomattox Court House.
	www.batteryb.com /battles/appomattox.html (867 words)

	Jamestown on the Appomattox River
		In November, 1796, a petition was presented to the General Assembly for a town to be established on the land of John Townes at Buffalow Falls on the Appomattox River in Prince Edward County.
		About 1920 the bridge that crossed the Appomattox River to Jamestown was condemned and there was not enough traffic to justify the expense of repairs.
		It fell into the Appomattox River in 1936 and was washed a few feet down the river by a flood.
	www.fpehs.org /jamestown.html (829 words)

	VIRGINIA LOCATIONS
		The James is a swift-running river as it crosses the state providing am east-west waterway that supported commerce and led to the development of the many cities and communities that share the resources of the James River.
		The Appomattox River winds through the cotton and tobacco fields of southern Virginia, emptying into the James River a few miles north of the mouth of the James into the Chesapeake Bay.
		The Appomattox River brought ocean-going vessels as far as the city of Petersburg, providing that city with the means to become a bustling center of commerce and industry by the time of the civil war.
	www.pen.k12.va.us /Pav/Academy1/fiveforks/Virginia.html (336 words)

	Appomattox County History
		The river itself was named after one of the villages of Chief Powhatans' Confederacy, known in the 1600s as Appomattoc, and being located at the mouth of the river.
		The small community of Clover Hill, with a population of under one hundred, was named as the county seat for Appomattox and was officially made a town.
		In 1854, a section of the railroad from Petersburg was extended from Farmville to Appomattox Depot, three miles west of the county seat.
	www.nps.gov /apco/sanslyd.htm (1382 words)

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