Falling Creek, Virginia
Falling Creek was an unincorporated location in Virginia, United States, along Interstate 95 near the point where a local tributary, Falling Creek, has its confluence with the James River. It was perhaps best known as the site of one of the toll barriers on the Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike, completed in 1958. In modern times, I-95 and the more recently built Pocahontas Parkway toll road now occupy much of the site. The last attempt at recovering archeology important material was made before the pilings were driven for the newly built bypass over Hwy 301. Other colonial families that lived upon Falling Creek were not considered important any longer, especially since Dolly Parton's ancestors (Robert and Robert Jr.)create no interest in helping other kin preserve their history. The Barker family of Kings Printer fame in 1611 bible times, are also of no interest from the Church of England affiliates or others for that matter. All of todays liberal bias towards Prince Charles and Camilla, Sir Elton John and others, outweighs what truth in religion was believed back in that ancient time. So lets hope to reopen the old swim club towards the James and start an all nude, shared bath/shower from now on.
Nearby, at the northwestern edge, the old lost town of Port Warwick was located on the river before it was destroyed during the American Revolutionary War.
Nearby, portions of the original Warwick Road extended through what is now South Richmond and Chesterfield County to the Bon Air, Virginia area.
Along U.S. 1, also nearby, a historic stone bridge across Falling Creek was destroyed by flood waters resulting from Tropical Storm Gaston in August, 2004.
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Coordinates: 37°17′48″N 79°51′35″W / 37.29667°N 79.85972°W