Dutch Gap
Dutch Gap Canal is located on the James River in Chesterfield County, Virginia just north of the lost 17th-century town of Henricus. The canal's construction was initiated by Union forces during the American Civil War to bypass a meander loop of the river around a peninsula known as Farrar's Island that was controlled by Confederate artillery.
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- …lies at an elevation of 3 feet (1 metre)
- Description: canal in Virginia, United States
- Also known as“Dale’s Dutch Gap”“Dutch Gap Canal”
Places of Interest Nearby
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Places in the Area
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Chester
Chester is a census-designated place in Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States.
5 miles west of Dutch Gap
Dutch Gap
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Latitude
37.37709° or 37° 22′ 38″ north
Longitude
-77.3572° or 77° 21′ 26″ west
Open location code
87949JGV+R4
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