Regrettably, my history teachers taught me to hate history. Living it is better.
Before turnpikes, before railroads, there were rivers. There was freight to move, both directions. Those batteaus worked well on the James upriver from Richmond where there was often little draft available. Downriver from the Richmond falls larger boats worked.
My big surprise was to learn how many roads, like the Staunton and James River Turnpike, were created because those rivermen were out poling their batteaus, moving freight. When you ran out of river in the direction you needed to go, you needed a wagon, which needed a passable road.
A little later railroads had different needs. The Blue Ridge Mountains were a formidable obstacle. People thought Claudius Crozet was insane to start a tunnel on both sides, hoping to meet in the middle. It worked, and they named a town after him. The tunnel will eventually be a hiking trail, 4281' long. Probably the only Blue Ridge hiking trail with no view.
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