Roanoke Canal Museum, Roanoke Rapids.

PositionBricks & Mortar: Places where business happens

Built in 1900 as a powerhouse and offices for Roanoke Navigation and Water Power Co., it generated electricity from the canal and locks completed in 1834 to bypass Great Falls on the Roanoke River. Exhibits trace the canal's birth as a transportation route before...

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