Lying in the Mud
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Source:
The Valentine
Collection:
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photograph Collection
Date:
5/28/1977
Region:
Richmond, Virginia
(inherited from source)
Description:
Black and white photograph of a 300-pound Army artillery shell in the mud of the Kanawha Canal near Richmond, Virginia; the previously fired shell was removed from canal by Army personnel; bridges in background. Inscription: Stamped __Black "Property of The Richmond Times-Dispatch" stamp; black "May 48 1977" stamp; black "Masaaki Okada" stamp; red "Jun 1 1977" stamp __Verso Geographic Description: Richmond, Va.
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By:
mhpob
Date:
Dec 26, 2025
Total:
1 submission
Confidence:
Medium
Validations:
0
Notes:

Somewhere along this stretch of the Kanawha Canal. The two turret-like structures from the train tracks can be seen in satellite view.

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Georeferenced by mhpob Current
Dec 26, 2025 10:54 AM
37.530454, -77.426987
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Somewhere along this stretch of the Kanawha Canal. The two turret-like structures from the train tracks can be seen in satellite view.