The Crib and Embrey Dams on the Rappahannock River

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The Crib and Embrey Dams on the Rappahannock River
Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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Credits

• Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star
• Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military
  Park, National Park Service
• Planning Department, City of Fredericksburg
• The Central Rappahannock Regional Library

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Fredericksburg, Virginia
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Location of Embrey Dam
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The Rappahannock River
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Crib Embrey Dams Today
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The Rappahannock River and Fredericksburg

• Transportation
• Hydromechanical Power
• Hydroelectrical Power
• Drinking Water
• Recreation

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Fredericksburg 1865
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Rappahannock Navigation
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Map of Crib Dam and Canal
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Mills in Fredericksburg
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Birds Eye View of Fredericksburg
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Cross Section of Crib Dam
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Downriver Side of Crib Dam
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Crib Dam Today
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Sheathing on Crib Dam
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Downriver Sheathing Planks
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South Abutment of Crib Dam
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Crib Dam, Mid-river North Abutments
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Painting of Crib Dam with Canal
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J. G. Keyser Sketch of Crib Dam - 1863
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Harpers Weekly Sketch of Crib Dam During Civil War
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J. G. Keyser Sketch of Crib Dam - 1863
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Union and Confederate Positions in Fredericksburg
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Flood of 1889
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Post Flood Photograph
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Map of Crib Dam and Canal
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Embrey Dam Schematic
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Embrey Dam Under Construction in 1909
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Interior View of Embrey Dam
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Extended North Abutment
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Water Falling Over New Embrey Dam
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Embrey Dam
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Soldier Walk through Embrey Dam
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Embrey Dam Preparing for Blast
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Breaching Embrey Dam
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River Pours Through Embrey Dam
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Embrey Dam Crib Dam Today
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The New Dam
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Shad Fishing at Fredericksburg