Shockoe Creek Explained

Shockoe Creek is a watercourse in Virginia, United States, tributary to the James River.^[1] The Shockoe Creek watershed drained "portions of Richmond's North Side, near West End, downtown and northeast Henrico County."^[2] Historic tributaries of Shockoe Creek included Bacon's Quarter Branch and Gum Tree Creek.

Shockoe Creek marked the western border of Richmond when it was incorporated as a municipality in 1742.^[3] The Shockoe Bottom neighborhood was the slave-trading district of Richmond, Virginia prior to the American Civil War.^[4] There were two water-powered mills along the creek in the 19th century. The creek has been channelized for flood control and pollution management since the 1920s.^[5]

See also

• Shockoe Valley
• Shockoe Bottom African Burial Ground
• Shockoe Hill
• Shockoe Hill African Burying Ground
  • Shockoe Hill Burying Ground Historic District Shockoe Hill Cemetery

Notes and References

1. Economic geology of Richmond, Virginia, and vicinity . 1911 . 10.3133/b483 . en. 2346/65102 . free .
2. News: 1977-03-20 . Creek Is Almost Lost But Not to History by David D. Ryan . 2024-09-01 . Richmond Times-Dispatch . 33.
3. News: 1977-03-20 . Creek Is Almost Lost to View, But Not to Richmond's History . 2024-09-01 . Richmond Times-Dispatch . 35.
4. Web site: Kadinsky . Sergey . 2016-04-04 . Shockoe Creek, Richmond . 2024-09-01 . Hidden Waters blog . en.
5. Web site: 2013-09-27 . Otherwise Known As 'Chyinek' . 2024-09-01 . richmondmagazine.com . en-us.