Tom Holt's Appomattox River

by Larry Holt

Overview

"Tom Holt's Appomattox River" contains images and stories of the Appomattox River between Petersburg, Virginia and Lake Chesdin. My Great Great Grandfather Clemans Holt and his family came down the river from Amelia County to work in the Matoaca Cotton Mill in the late 1840's. My Grandfather Thomas (Tom) Holt was a bateauman. A bateau is the French word for the type of shallow-bottom boat that was used on the rivers to transport products. He was born in 1878 in the village of Matoaca. The Holt family's history and stories are closely tied to the Appomattox River. With images and stories, this book shows some of the things my Grandfather would have seen along the river and its canal in Petersburg and Dinwiddie County. I am Tom's grandson and the book shows some of the things I have seen on the river more recently.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493680818
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	11/19/2013
Pages:	58
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.15(d)

About the Author

Larry F. Holt was born in Petersburg, Virginia. Because of stories his father and grandfather told, he spent many years playing in, and exploring along, the Appomattox River and continues to do so. Retired from Honeywell International in 1999, Larry is an active member of the Friends of the Lower Appomattox River (FOLAR) whose mission is to preserve stretches along the river between Hopewell and Lake Chesdin Dam. He is a member of the Chesterfield Historical Society and has written a number of genealogy books. The stories that the Holts' experienced over the years are, Larry feels, an important part of history of the Lower Appomattox River and should be documented for future generations.