| Title |
Dismal Swamp Canal near Suffolk, Virginia, 1907
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| Description |
The Dismal Swamp Canal near Suffolk, Virginia, 1907. Caption reads: "The Dismal Swamp Canal. An inland waterway to connect Virginia and North Carolina and to drain adjacent lands being desired, a charter for the construction of this canal was granted by the legislature of Virginia on December 1, 1787. Some time elapsed before work was begun. The first vessel passed through it in 1822, and it was finally completed in 1826. It connects the Elizabeth River, of Virginia, with the Pasquatonk River in North Carolina. Its banks were cut and the water let out by the Confederates to prevent the Federals from using it during the Civil War. The damage has since been repaired." Postcard number: 152.
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| Extent |
2 images; Postcard; color |
| Date |
1907 |
| Location |
New York; Suffolk; United States; North America; Virginia; Norfolk |
| Subject(s) |
Canals; Postcards; Wetlands |
| Citation |
National Trust Library Historic Postcard collection |
| Permanent Link |
https://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/7186
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| Rights |
http://vocab.lib.umd.edu/rightsStatement#NoC-US
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