Community Connection: 38th Annual James River Batteau Festival wnrn.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wnrn.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The James River Batteau Company in Scottsville, Virginia, shares the history of the boat that helped establish colonial Virginia and the men who piloted the vessels in the 18th century.
Longtime editorial page editor of The News & Advance Robert “Bob” Wimer, of Amherst, died peacefully in his home Dec. 26 surrounded by family, his wife Betty said.
150 years later, batteaumen are once again bringing life to Scottsville apnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from apnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
SCOTTSVILLE, Va. (AP) — Two hundred years ago, it was tobacco. The long, flat-bottomed batteau invented to transport the crop down the James River turned Scottsville into one of the