19TH CENTURY U.S. CANALS

North Carolina

 

 

Dismal Swamp Canal

Also see Virginia

MAPS

A new map of Nth. Carolina : with its canals, roads & distances from place to place, along the stage & steam boat routes – 1853


Plan of Battle of South Mills. Dismal Swamp Canal, N.C. – 1862-1865


Dismal Swamp Canal, connection Chespeake Bay with Currituck, Albemarle and Pamlico sounds and their tributary streams, 1867


North Carolina State map – 187-
The southen end of the canal route is shown in the north end of Camden County, which in turn is located in the northeast corner of the state.

 

GENERAL

18th - 19th Century Canals in North Carolina
A brief history and description of the canal. Historical photos and paintings, plus links to related web sites and descriptions of other early water transportation projects initiated within the state.
 

African American Experience

Includes a brief history of the canal.


America's Civil War: Expedition to Destroy Dismal Swamp Canal
Description of an unsuccessful Union attempt to destroy the canal in 1862.
 

Cruising Into History: Dismal Swamp Canal Scenic, Peaceful – 2006
Includes a brief history of the canal.

 

Digital Public Library of America
Links to historical maps and documents.

 

Dismal Swamp Canal
History and description of the canal, including a current photo. Links to related sites.
 

Dismal Swamp Canal
A brief history and description of the canal. Map and links to related sites.
 

Dismal Swamp Canal

Photo and text of a marker in Camden County.


Dismal Swamp Canal

A brief history and description of the canal.   Current photos.


Dismal Swamp Canal

A brief history of the canal.   Includes maps.


Dismal Swamp Canal

A brief history of the canal.


Dismal Swamp Canal, Chesapeake

Includes a brief history of the canal.   Current photo.


Dismal Swamp Canal Historical Marker

Photo and text of a marker in Camden County.


Dismal Swamp Canal painting


Dismal Swamp Canal: The Battle of South Mills Historical Marker

Photo and text of a marker in Chesapeake, Va.


Dismal Swamp Company

Includess a brief history of the canal.


Dismal Swamp Historical Marker

Photo and text of a marker in Camden County.


Edenton and Chowan County, North Carolina
A brief history of the canal is on page 25.

 

Great Dismal Swamp Historical Marker
Photo and text of a marker in Suffolk, Va.
 

History of the Dismal Swamp

Includes a brief history of the canal.


Locks of the Dismal Swamp Canal Historical Marker

Photo and text of a marker in Camden County.


North Carolina’s Scariest Swamp

A description of the feeder canal from Lake Drummond is on page 19.


The Dismal Swamp Canal

A brief history of the canal.   Maps and current photos.


The Great Dismal: A Carolinian's Swamp Memoir
A history of the canal begins on page 102.  Includes historical photos.

 

The Great Dismal Swamp Canal

A brief history of the canal.


The Great Dismal Swamp Historical Marker

Photo and text of a marker in Suffolk, Va.


The Laws of North-Carolina, Enacted in the Year 1824
Acts relating to the canal begins on page 19 and 70.

 

The North Carolina Historical and Genealogical Register – 1900
A list of the original stockholders of the canal begins on page 430.

 

The Waterman’s Song: Slavery and Freedom in Maritime North Carolina

A brief history and description of the canal and its feeder canals is on page 106.


Trade, Freedom, Victory, and Tea: The Dismal Swamp Canal and the American Civil War

Includes maps, illustrations and current photos.


Rev. May, 2024