Dismal Swamp Canal 1230786000

Today we take transportation for granted, but it was hard work getting around North Carolina in the early nineteenth century. The Great Dismal Swamp canal is part of the Intercoastal Waterway. 

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Michael Tefft. Dismal swamp canal. March 28, 2009. Photograph. Flickr. Accessed February 20, 2026.