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	Virginia's James River Plantations
		The first settlement along the James River was by the Indians.
		ON The James River was Thomas Jefferson's neighborhood.
		He built Monticello and Poplar Forest along tributaries of the James, and he designed the Virginia Capitol in Richmond, which still majestically overlooks the James River.
	www.jamesriverplantations.com (361 words)

	James River Virginia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The James River in the State of Virginia is 340 miles (550 km) long and drains a watershed encompassing 10,000 sq.mi.
		The James was considered as a route for transport of produce from the Ohio Valley, and the James River and Kanawha Canal Company was formed for this purpose.
		The James River was formerly known as the Powhatan River by the Indians.
	www.wikiverse.org /james-river-virginia (326 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The James River in the State of Virginia is 340 miles (550 km) long and drains a watershed encompasing 10,000 sq.mi.
		The James is a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay.
		The earliest permanent English settlement of the Americas was in 1607 at Jamestown, Virginia along the banks of the James.
	www.informationgenius.com /encyclopedia/j/ja/james_river.html (163 words)

	James River (Virginia) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The James River in the State of Virginia is 340 miles (550 km)long and drains a watershed encompassing 10,000 sq.mi.
		The James is a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay.The James forms in the Allegheny Mountains near Iron Gate, Virginia from the confluence of the Cowpasture and Jackson Rivers.
		Richmond, the capital of Virginia is at the fall line of the James.Navigation of the James played an important role in early Virginia commerce and the settlement of the interior.
	www.therfcc.org /james-river-virginia--93539.html (182 words)

	Encyclopedia: James River
		The James River is the name of at least two rivers in the United States.
		The James River in North and South Dakota The James River (also known as the Jim River or the Dakota River) is a tributary of the Missouri River, approximately 710 mi (1,143 km) long, in the U.S. states of North Dakota and South Dakota.
		The James River in the U.S. state of Virginia is 547.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/James-River (166 words)

	The James River \| The Geology of Virginia
		The upper James River basin is characterized by a trellised drainage pattern typical of the Valley and Ridge province.
		In the James River gorge the gradient steepens to 8 meters per kilometer and significant rapids (such as Balcony Falls) occur.
		The flat-lying country along the river is underlain primarily by Pleistocene sediments deposited by the ancient James River during higher stands of sea level.
	www.wm.edu /geology/virginia/rivers/james.html (704 words)

	James River State Park (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		James River State Park is one of the state's newest parks.
		One of the state's newest parks, James River is still under development.
		There are 22 primitive campsites by the river and another seven by Branch Pond.
	www.dcr.state.va.us /parks/jamesriv.htm (1386 words)

	Heritage of the James River
		This river was the first American river to be named, the first to be seen through the lenses of the written word, words that in turn would help determine, and limit, the ways it would come to be seen.
		I believe it is time that we name the river in new ways, ways that acknowledge it as a living part of nature, even as we are also living parts of nature through whom rivers flow as much as they do between their banks of soil.
		Whitewater on the James River in Richmond, Virginia
	www.vcu.edu /engweb/home/james.html (3185 words)

	VDGIF > Fishing > VARP > James River Fishing Challenge
		James River Days is a project coordinated by the James River Advisory Council in cooperation with agencies and organizations that have an interest in and responsibility for the James River, such as the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries.
		James River Days boasts a calendar of over 100 programs that you can participate in.
		It's simple but not necessarily easy…anglers are challenged to catch a trophy-size fish from the James River during the month of June.
	www.dgif.state.va.us /fishing/varp/event-james_river_challenge.asp (174 words)

	7. The River as Shaper
		Even though rivers are tugged by gravity and the sea, they rarely follow a direct path to their destination, for that is not the way of least resistance.
		Meanwhile the former peninsula of Jamestown has become an island, losing many feet of river bank that the colonists farmed along the deep harbor where their ships anchored, and houses dot the growing sandy beaches across the river on the inside of its bend.
		The Powhatan tribes were forced to settle beyond the York River on the north and behind a line equally distant from the river on the south side.
	www.vcu.edu /engweb/Rivertime/chp7.htm (2095 words)

	RMIC - James River Film Festival
		The James River Film Festival is funded by the Richmond Moving Image Co-op and Friends of the Festival.
		The James River Film Festival (JRFF) was established by Michael Jones, along with other Richmond, Virginia area university faculty members, media professionals and volunteers.
		In 1999, the James River Film Festival joined forces with the Richmond Flicker to form the Richmond Moving Image Co-op, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that supports independent media artists.
	www.rmicweb.org /jrff/index.html (254 words)

	Colonial Williamsburg Journal
		Steady as the rise and retreat of the sea that besets it, the currents of the national saga flood and drain the broad, shallow stream, etching meanders in the chronicles of a country, inscribing passages in the epic of America.
		THE CONFLUENCE of the James and Appomattox is as good a spot as any to scoop into the sediments of history the river has laid down.
		THE RIVER twists toward Dutch Gap, a cutoff Union soldiers dug to shorten the route to Richmond.
	www.history.org /foundation/journal/james.cfm (4483 words)

	James River Writers Festival: News Release (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		James River Writers is pleased to announce the opening of its new office space.
		Because of the phenomenal growth James River Writers has experienced in the past three years, the non-profit organization decided to open an office as a headquarters.
		James River Writers (JRW) is a nonprofit, Richmond, Virginia-based group of professional writers and friends of literature who have joined to promote the art of writing and the love of books in Central Virginia.
	www.jrwf.org /pressroom/nr030905.html (302 words)

	James River Plantations: Westover Plantation - Near Williamsburg
		Just east of the house is the ice-house and a small structure containing a dry well with passageways which led under the house and to the river, as an escape from the Indians.
		Turning from the river to the north side of the house, the visitor will find the famous Westover gates, with William Evelyn Byrd's initials incorporated in the delicate ironwork.
		At the center, where the paths cross, is the handsome tomb with its interesting epitaph honoring the colorful William Byrd I, "Black Swan of Westover," who was buried there in 1744.
	www.jamesriverplantations.org /Westover.html (490 words)

	James River (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The work involved building new trail on sidehill along the banks of the James in preparation for the construction of the new James River Bridge.
		The bridge requires a relocation of almost 2 miles on the south side of the James, of which roughly 1½ miles was completed last fall.
		With a trickling waterfall nearby as a decent water source, the camping possibilities along the James are very good, including the sandy spot where some ALDHA members camped during the work weekend.
	www.aldha.org /james.htm (388 words)

	EPA Region 7 Water Information
		The James River watershed is located in the Springfield Plateau physiographic region, which is part of the Ozark Plateaus Province in the White River Basin.
		As previously stated, there are three impaired segments in the James River: from the headwaters to Lake Springfield Dam; from Lake Springfield Dam to the confluence with Finley Creek; from Finley Creek to Table Rock Lake.
		The James River Watershed 319 Project is sponsored by the James River Basin Partnership, a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization.
	www.epa.gov /region7/water/jamesriver_mo/jamesriv_tmdl.htm (7046 words)

	Appomattox River (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The Appomattox River is a tributary of the James River, approximately 137 mi (220 km), in central and eastern Virginia in the United States.
		It flows through Petersburg, its head of navigation, then joins the James River from the west at Hopewell.
		The river is a popular destination for whitewater rafting and canoeing.
	www.wikiverse.org /appomattox-river (300 words)

	Attention Young Artists: What Does the James River Look Like to You? - Newsroom - Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay
		The winning entry will be featured as the logo for the 2004 James River Sojourn and earn the winner and one family member a free weekend-long trip on the Sojourn.
		The James River Sojourn is an educational canoeing and kayaking expedition scheduled for June 25-27, 2004 on the James River, a unique Chesapeake Bay tributary.
		Submissions must be postmarked by May 7, 2004 and sent to: James River Sojourn Art Contest, Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, P.O. Box 1981, Richmond, VA 23218.
	www.acb-online.org /pressrelease.cfm?id=170 (428 words)

	Related Links to the James River Association
		The American Heritage Rivers initiative is designed to help communities revitalize their rivers and the banks along them—the streets, the historic buildings, the natural habitats, the parks—to help celebrate their history and their heritage.
		Beginning in 1972, the Cowpasture River Preservation Association's mission is to preserve the natural condition of the Cowpasture River and its tributaries for present and future generations.
		The Elizabeth River Project is an independent non-profit organization founded in 1992 to build broad community involvement in restoring the environmental health of the Elizabeth River.
	www.jamesriverassociation.org /relatedlinks.html (1773 words)

	USS Neosho Set To Leave James River; Ninth Ship To Go Since June (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Tugboats are scheduled to tow the freighter USS Neosho from the James River Reserve Fleet on Wednesday, February 9th, at approximately 11:00 a.m., to International Shipbreaking Limited, in Brownsville, TX, where it will be dismantled.
		The James River Reserve fleet serves as a reserve of ships for national defense and national emergency purposes.
		The anchorage site located at Ft. Eustis, Virginia on the James River includes both ships that are slated for disposal and retention ships that are still activated if needed.
	www.dot.gov /affairs/marad0405.htm (232 words)

	James River Runners
		We are the original outfitter located beside The James River and are entering our 27th year of professional outfitting.
		We have the most comprehensive current river conditions web page in Virginia (updated daily!) and use ISDN technology to access all of our weather and river information every day.
		James River Runners, Inc. provides your camping area within our PRIVATE riverside lands that we operate and maintain so you don't have to mingle with the general public or worry about your ability to access the land.
	www.jamesriver.com /intro.htm (501 words)

	James River plantation claims Thanksgiving - Washington Weekend - The Washington Times, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Not according to the folks at Berkeley Plantation, the 18th-century estate on the James River below Richmond that claims the honor.
		And so, on a cloudy but mild November Sunday, on the tree-lined lawn of this estate of more than 1,000 acres, where the powerful James River glides by on its way to the Chesapeake Bay, 300 spectators have gathered to take in the annual Thanksgiving festivities.
		The Margaret's crew had put in at Jamestown in order to confirm their grant of 8,000 acres, then proceeded more than 30 miles up the James River to present-day Berkeley.
	www.washtimes.com /weekend/20061122-100852-5024r.htm (576 words)

	Paddlers Launch 25-mile James River Sojourn June 25 - Newsroom - Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay
		Since 1990, the Alliance has worked with local river conservation organizations across the Bay watershed to hold week-long paddling and camping trips that celebrate the rich history and ecology of the rivers that make the Chesapeake Bay watershed unique.
		The 2004 James River Sojourn is sponsored by Honeywell, Blue Ridge Mountain Sports, and James River Association.
		Note to media: Journalists are encouraged to paddle part of the Sojourn with usthe James River is quickly becoming a celebrated tradition that is best experienced from a canoe or kayak.
	www.acb-online.org /pressrelease.cfm?id=184 (460 words)

	Lower James River Water Trail - General Site Info - Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network
		- From Richmond to Hampton Roads, VA The James River is the southernmost major tributary of the Chesapeake Bay.
		This historic River is the location of the Nation's first permanent English settlements, at Jamestown in 1607 and later Henricus.
		The Lower James River Water Trail will extend from the City of Richmond to the mouth of the James River in Hampton Roads with many public access points on both sides of the river.
	www.baygateways.net /general.cfm?id=109 (177 words)

	James River Writers
		James River Writers has been honored twice in the past year.
		In September, 2006, we were among the recipients of the 2006 Theresa Pollak Prize for excellence in the arts, awarded by Richmond magazine.
		And in its January 31, 2007, issue, Style Weekly recognized the founding of James River Writers as one of the pivotal moments in the past quarter-century of Richmond Arts.
	www.jamesriverwriters.com (284 words)

	Route 895 Construction - February 2002 - Photos 5-8 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Above, standing on the Henrico County side of the James River, looking westward at the main span of the Route 895 James River Bridge, from underneath the bridge.
		Above, standing on the Henrico County side of the James River, looking eastward at the main span of the Route 895 James River Bridge, from underneath the bridge.
		The two piers in the foreground is where the balanced cantilever cast-in-place segmental construction of the main span of the James River Bridge, meets the mainline concrete box girder approach spans built by the pre-cast post-tensioned segmental method with the segments placed by overhead launching truss.
	www.roadstothefuture.com /Route_895_Constr5-8_Feb02.html (312 words)

	Richmond, VA Daytripping Attractions - James River Plantations
		As with the current house, early plantations were built on this rise overlooking the James.
		The museum has a miniature replica of one of the original plantation houses as they would have been constructed during the early days of the colony.
		The sprawling lawn that sweeps down to the banks of the James River is breathtaking and the architecture of the outbuildings and wrought-iron gates are not to be missed.
	www.richmondon-line.com /attract/attract_plant.html (366 words)

	James River Runners
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		Canoeing, inner tubing, rafting, kayaking, camping, fishing, and great outdoor recreation in the beautiful nature located on the historic James River in central Virginia.
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	www.jamesriver.com (98 words)

	James River Reeling & Rafting - Home Page
		It is a perfect complement to the ultimate James River experience.
		Come float the historic James River with the Premier Outfitter and create dreams you will always remember and share with family and friends.
		Have the time of your life spending that relaxing day on the wild and scenic James River that courses through the wooded foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
	www.reelingandrafting.com (296 words)

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	www.homeaway.com /Virginia-vacation-rentals/James-River-vacation-rentals.htm (69 words)

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