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Slink Shoal Sluice And Wing Dams
Dan River Navigation System in North Carolina Thematic Resources includes a set of historic wing dams, sluices, and hauling walls located near Eden, Madison, and Wentworth, Rockingham County, North Carolina. They were built between about 1823 and 1890 to improve navigation on the Dan River. Components The 11 components of the thematic resources listing were added on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ... in 1984. They are: * Cross Rock Rapid Sluice * Dead Timber Ford Sluices * Eagle Falls Sluice * Gravel Shoals Sluice * Jacob's Creek Landing * Mayo River Sluice * Roberson's Fish Trap Shoal Sluice * Slink Shoal Sluice and Wing Dams * Tanyard Shoal Sluice * Three Ledges Shoal Sluice * Wide Mouth Shoal Sluice References Indu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eden, North Carolina
Eden is a city in Rockingham County in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Eden is the largest city in Rockingham County and is part of the Greensboro-High Point Metropolitan Statistical Area of the Piedmont Triad metro region. As of the 2020 census, the population was 15,405. From the late nineteenth century through much of the 20th, the city was a center of textile mills and manufacturing. The city was incorporated in 1967 through the consolidation of three towns: Leaksville, Spray, and Draper. Geography Eden is located at (36.506434, -79.745092). The Smith and the Dan River have their confluence on the south side of Eden. The Dan River flows along Eden's southern border while the Smith River flows from the north bisecting the city on its route to meet the Dan River. Greensboro is to the south, Reidsville is southeast via NC 14 High Point is 45 miles (72 km) south and Danville, Virginia is northeast of the city. According to the United States Census Bureau, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
