Hollowed-Out Cypress Log an Indian Canoe?

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Hollowed-Out Cypress Log an Indian Canoe?

Description

James S. Watson, a backhoe operator, is shown standing beside a hollowed-out cypress log he found while digging utility lines for the Canterbridge subdivision in western Henrico County. Watson and others believed the log may have been an Indian canoe centuries ago.

This photograph, by Gary Burns, was taken for the Richmond Times-Dispatch and dated April 11, 1983.

Creator

Gary Burns
Richmond Newspapers, Inc.

Source

Richmond Times-Dispatch Collection, Valentine Richmond History Center

Date

April 11, 1983

Coverage

Henrico County
twentieth century

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Original Format

Photograph

Physical Dimensions

10" x 8"

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IMG_009849.jpg

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Citation

Gary Burns and Richmond Newspapers, Inc., “Hollowed-Out Cypress Log an Indian Canoe?,” Virginia Indian Archive, accessed June 2, 2023, https://virginiaindianarchive.org/items/show/266.

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