Virginia Waterways
By Miss O.
S
Atlantic Ocean
S Provided
transportation
links between
Virginia and
other places
(e.g. Europe,
Africa,
Caribbean)
Chesapeake
Bay
S Provided a safe
harbor
S Was a source of
food and
transportation
The Major Rivers of VA
S That flow into the
Chesapeake Bay
S Look like 4 fingers on a
hand
S Each river was a source
of food and provided a
pathway for exploration
and settlement of
Virginia.
James River
S Flows into the Chesapeake Bay
S Richmond and Jamestown located along
the James River
York River
S Flows into the
Chesapeake
Bay
S Yorktown
located along
the York River
Rappahannock River
S Flows into the
Chesapeake Bay
S Fredericksburg
located on the
Rappahannock
River
Potomac River
S Flows into the
Chesapeake Bay
S Alexandria located
along the Potomac
River
Shenandoah River
S Flows into the
Potomac River at
Harpers Ferry, WV
S Flows through the
Valley and Ridge
region
S Flows south to north