Despite decades of preservation effort, New Market Corporation has successfully done away with the historic canal with the new amphitheater.
Richmond City officials went right along with it, instead of protecting this portion of Richmond largest civic project ever.

Older links-
From 2023 – https://www.oregonhill.net/2023/03/17/historic-canal-alterations/
From 2015 – https://www.oregonhill.net/2015/03/17/irish-history/
From 2012 – https://www.oregonhill.net/2012/09/14/connecting-the-canals/
From 2011 – https://www.oregonhill.net/2011/10/01/ethylnew-market-rushing-ahead-to-destroy-canal/
It’s been a real saga- https://www.oregonhill.net/?s=Canal&submit=Search