SHOCKOE SLIP earned its unusual name from the creek that once flowed through it. "Shacquohocan" was the Indian word for the large, flat stones at the mouth of the creek, and "slip" refers to the area's position on the canal basin where boats loaded their cargo. Founded as a small trading post by William Byrd in the early 1600's, Shockoe Slip was the commercial center of Richmond and most of the Western part of the State. A young George Washington surveyed The Kanawha Canal that ran west and became the super waterway for goods until the Civil War.  Shockoe Slip literally rose out of the ashes after retreating Confederate troops burned most of downtown. Railroads and highways in the next century replaced the canals and waterways as major routes of commercial transportation.

In the early 1970's an eclectic group of entrepreneurs and architects sparked the area's second rejuvenation. Shockoe Slip’s neighborhood has become a prime example of urban restoration and historic preservation.  Most all of the original wood floors in the buildings are Heart Pine and show much wear from the years of use.

Shockoe Slip Hand Scraped Character Grade Heart Pine flooring tells a story of flooring that has stood the test of time.  The hand scraping gives the appearance of a floor that has been down for over a hundred years as the original pine floors of Shockoe Slip have. This pine flooring is traditional, yet comfortably elegant and a truly dramatic floor.

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