Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal
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Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal Historic District | |
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The Great Bridge over the Canal | |
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| Location | Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal, Chesapeake (Independent city), Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 36°43′34″N 76°6′33″W / 36.72611°N 76.10917°WCoordinates: 36°43′34″N 76°6′33″W / 36.72611°N 76.10917°W |
| Area | 1,704 acres (690 ha) |
| Built | 1775 |
| Governing body | Federal |
| NRHP Reference # | 04000035[1] |
| VLR # | 131-5333 |
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| Added to NRHP | February 11, 2004 |
| Designated VLR | December 3, 2002[2] |
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.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[1]
Sources
- Dictionary of American History, by James Truslow Adams, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1940
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
- ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ↑ Geoffrey Henry (July 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos and Accompanying maps
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