Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal
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Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal Historic District
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| Location: |
Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal, Chesapeake (Independent city), Virginia |
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1,704 acres (690 ha) |
| Built: |
1775 |
| Governing body: |
Federal |
| NRHP Reference#: |
04000035[1] |
| Added to NRHP: |
February 11, 2004 |
The Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal was built by a corporation in 1856-1860 to afford inland navigation between the Chesapeake Bay and the Albemarle Sound. It is really two canals, thirty miles (50 km) apart, one eight and one-half miles (13.7 km) long, connecting the Elizabeth River with the North Landing River in Virginia, and the other five and one-half miles (8.9 km) long, connecting the Currituck Sound with the North River in North Carolina.
Source
- Dictionary of American History, by James Truslow Adams, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1940
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- Category:National Register of Historic Places
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