Powhite Creek
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Powhite Creek is an 8.0-mile-long (12.9 km)Fall Line, where the rapids of the James are located upstream from the head of navigation.
The name is usually pronounced "PO-White" by area residents[2] although it is alternatively pronounced "Pow-Hite." References to Powhite Creek are included in the Vestry Book of Henrico Parish, Virginia, 1730-1773, and in Chesterfield County records of the latter time period. It is mentioned in land records as early as 1687, according to research on the Bratcher family (Margaret Bradshaw).
The nearby
Richmond Metropolitan Authority (RMA) was named for the creek. The toll road (Virginia State Route 76) crosses over the creek and under the Norfolk Southern Railway near the former unincorporated town of Granite
. About a mile north, the toll road crosses the river on a bridge just downstream from the mouth of the creek.
See also
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed April 1, 2011
- ^ Korey Hughes, "Properly Pronouncing Powhite", Richmond Times-Dispatch Read Aug 28, 2016.