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James River Batteau Festival
Lynchburg riverfront launch site, Lynchburg, VA
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Each June, replica wooden batteaux, the flat-bottomed boats used to move tobacco and goods on Virginia's rivers in the 1700s and 1800s, launch from Lynchburg for a week-long journey down the James River. Crews camp along the riverbanks and pass through small river towns before ending near Richmond. The Virginia Canals and Navigation Society has presented the festival since the mid-1980s.
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