The Roanoke Navigation System was planned to connect the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Atlantic Ocean.

The earliest sections were built under the direction of civil engineer Hamilton Fulton.

Extant structures include the middle or lift locks, the aqueduct (1821-1823), and the three-story brick mill (1892) and powerhouse (c.

[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

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