Wharf at Rocketts - 1865
From the Richmond Daily Dispatch October 7, 1861:
Roclictis.
–The late freshet played the very mischief with the wharf at Rocketts. It appears to have been turned quite upside down in some places, and ruin alone marks the scene of former commercial activity. As things are at present, however, it is of very little consequence. After the war is over, and our citizens have any use for such a maritime structure, the wharf at Rocketts will doubtless be made all right once more.
I thought this was an amazing statement, especially given that, as we now know, there was still three and a half years of war left. The Union blockade must be having some effect.
Rocketts Landing from Libby Hill
Soldierly Rocketts***
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