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Roanoke Rapids reminiscences and canal history details
A reader recounts Roanoke Rapids lore from local legends to the Roanoke Navigation Canal era. He notes a three day Lions celebration, village pastimes, a headless dog tale, and details of canal traffic, bateaux, slave labor, and the 9 mile river fall toward Weldon with a view on power potential.
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Virginia
Swain
Roanoke Navigation
Uey
Rosemary
Weldon
Gaston
Thelma
Gaston and
Eaton's Falls
Roanoke