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Great Dismal Swamp Mega site is your center for historical and photographic information. This page features a collection of articles and photographs from starting from the vision of a canal thru the swamp right to the modern day operation of the Great Dismal Swamp Canal. Please click on the respective links herein for article information:
Dismal Swamp History— George V. Ramsey CLICK HERE Stone Mileposts — George V. Ramsey CLICK HERE Great Dismal Swamp—Author Unknown CLICK HERE DismalSwamp Historical Review—NCHS CLICK HERE Our Historical Treasure—By Bill Agreste CLICK HERE Early Recollections by Robert Arnold CLICK HERE Dismal Swamp /Franklin/Carolina Railroad CLICK HERE Dismal Swamp on Encylopedia.com CLICK HERE Life of Moses Grandy (touching slave story) CLICK HERE
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Chronology of the Great dismal swamp Thanks given to Betty and John A. Larwence www.users.visi.net/~lawrence/photos.html c1665 Lake discovered by William Drummond 1728 Dismal Swamp Canal proposed by William Byrd 1763 Lake Drummond charted by George Washington's surveyor 1764 Dismal swamp Land Company chartered 1787 Dismal Swamp Canal authorized by Virginia Legislature 1790 Dismal Swamp Canal authorized by North Carolina Legislature 1793 Work on the Dismal Swamp Canal began 1802 William Farange builds first hostelry in Camden County, N.C. 1803 Thomas Moore wrote "THE LAKE OF THE DISMAL SWAMP" 1805 Dismal Swamp Canal began limited through navigation for flat boats 1810 Jericho Canal completed 1812 Feeder Ditch completed 1814 First recorded passage of a vessel other than a shingle flat 1818 President James Monroe visited the Dismal Swamp 1819 First Lottery held to raise funds for improving the Canal 1820 Second Lottery held 1822 Cross Canal completed 1823 First passage of completely loaded schooner "Rebecca Edwards" 1825 Erie Canal completed 1826 U.S.Congress purchased 600 shares of Dismal Swamp Company 1826 Dismal Swamp Canal enlarged as a shoal draft ship canal 1829 Third Lottery held 1829 Lake Drummond Hotel built 1829 President Andrew Jackson visited the Dismal Swamp Canal 1829 Federal Government purchased 200 additional shares of stock 1830 "Lady of the Lake" first steamer designed to ply the canal 1830 North West Canal completed 1867 State of Virginia's 600 share holdings sold at auction 1871 North West Canal closed by dam built to conserve water 1878 Congress sold it's shares in the Dismal Swamp Canal 1890 Emma K - Dismal Swamp's favorite vessel - was built 1899 Dismal Swamp Canal enlarged in substantially its present form 1929 United States Government purchased the Lake Drummond Company 1974 Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge created |
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Beautiful rendition of the Halfway House which was located originally on the NC/VA line. The line was later moved 555 ft to the south. It is rumored to be a site where one could “step over the line” and immediately be out of reach of local law . |
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From the MASSEY FAMILY ADVENTURE |
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One can not dispute the natural beauty of this historic waterway. It is one of our nations most important treasures! |
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