Plan of Battle of South Mills. Dismal Swamp Canal, N.C.
Shows the area between South Mills, Camden County, N.C., and Joy's Creek to the north and the Pasquotank River to the south where a minor shirmish took place on April 19, 1862.
Deep Creek Bridge Replacement Project
Motorists travel over Deep Creek Bridge in Chesapeake, Virginia, which spans the Dismal Swamp Canal, Feb. 9, 2016. The city, state and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plan to replace the old two-lane bridge, which... More
Deep Creek Bridge - Drawing. Public domain image.
Built in 1934, Deep Creek Bridge is a federally owned and operated facility. The bridge passes over the Dismal Swamp Canal where U.S. Route 17 crosses in Chesapeake, Va. (Official U.S. Army Photo by Patrick Bloodgood)
In the background, the USS Mobjack, a motor torpedo
In the background, the USS Mobjack, a motor torpedo boat tender commissioned in the Navy from 1943 to 1946, is moored at the location of Great Bridge Lock along the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, Chesapeake, V... More
Norfolk's Army Corps navigation team tears through debris
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District navigation support team, on the crane barge ND-6 and tender vessel HARRELL, is conducting debris removal from the Dismal Swamp Canal, Va., Dec. 12, 2018. Of the... More
Norfolk crane barge pulls rehab of material placement site
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District navigation crew of the ND-6 crane barge assists in rehabilitation of the dredged material upland placement site on the feeder ditch at the Dismal Swamp Canal, V... More
Dismal Swamp Canal channel preps for renovations
The water is calm at the Deep Creek lock on the Dismal Swamp Canal, part of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, Chesapeake, Virginia, Feb. 13, 2019. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is slated to replace three o... More
Norfolk crane barge pulls rehab of material placement site
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District navigation crew of the ND-6 crane barge assists in rehabilitation of the dredged material upland placement site on the feeder ditch at the Dismal Swamp Canal, V... More
The water is calm at the Deep Creek lock on the Dismal
The water is calm at the Deep Creek lock on the Dismal Swamp Canal, part of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, Chesapeake, Virginia, Feb. 13, 2019. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is slated to replace three o... More
Work crews remove one of two canal gates for refurbishment
Work crews remove one of two canal gates for refurbishment at South Mills Lock in North Carolina, Jan. 7, 2020. The Dismal Swamp Canal route on the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway has been temporarily closed due... More
The water is still at the Deep Creek lock on the Dismal
The water is still at the Deep Creek lock on the Dismal Swamp Canal, part of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, Chesapeake, Virginia, Feb. 13, 2019. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is slated to replace three ... More
A clamshell bucket sits along Great Bridge Lock of
A clamshell bucket sits along Great Bridge Lock of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, in Chesapeake, Virginia, Feb 13, 2019. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is slated to replace three of eight chamber valves ... More
Work crews remove one of two canal gates for refurbishment
Work crews remove one of two canal gates for refurbishment at South Mills Lock in North Carolina, Jan. 7, 2020. The Dismal Swamp Canal route on the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway has been temporarily closed due... More
A sign indicates distances relative to the Deep Creek
A sign indicates distances relative to the Deep Creek lock on the Dismal Swamp Canal, part of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, Chesapeake, Virginia, Feb. 13, 2019. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is slated ... More
Work crews remove one of two canal gates for refurbishment
Work crews remove one of two canal gates for refurbishment at South Mills Lock in North Carolina, Jan. 7, 2020. The Dismal Swamp Canal route on the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway has been temporarily closed due... More
A photo is taken of the Great Bridge Lock along the
A photo is taken of the Great Bridge Lock along the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, Chesapeake, Virginia, Feb. 13, 2019. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is slated to replace three of eight chamber valves along... More
1850 Mitchell Map of North Carolina showing Gold Regions - Geographicu...
A fine example of Samuel Augustus Mitchell’s important 1850 map of North Carolina. This map shows cities, topographical features, railways, ferries and roads with color coding at the county level. In addition... More
OP 126 Sketches of the Dismal Swamp 1873 (9091376335)
Original Prints
Capes of Virginia
Chesapeake Bay mouth with lower Virginia and the lower Eastern Shore
Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Lake Drummond and the Great Dismal Swamp Canal...
"Map of the Dismal Swamp Canal," by D. S. Walton. Civil Engineer, 1867. Courtesy of the University of North Carolina Libraries.
Map of the Dismal Swamp Canal 1867
"Map of the Dismal Swamp Canal," by D. S. Walton. Civil Engineer, 1867. Courtesy of the University of North Carolina Libraries.
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DISMAL SWAMP CANAL, N.C. -- More than 325 people participated in the City of Chesapeake’s 9th Annual Paddle for the Border event Saturday, May 5, 2012. And what better place to celebrate the spirit of America’s... More
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DISMAL SWAMP CANAL, N.C. -- More than 325 people participated in the City of Chesapeake’s 9th Annual Paddle for the Border event Saturday, May 5, 2012. And what better place to celebrate the spirit of America’s... More
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DISMAL SWAMP CANAL, N.C. -- More than 325 people participated in the City of Chesapeake’s 9th Annual Paddle for the Border event Saturday, May 5, 2012. And what better place to celebrate the spirit of America’s... More
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DISMAL SWAMP CANAL, N.C. -- More than 325 people participated in the City of Chesapeake’s 9th Annual Paddle for the Border event Saturday, May 5, 2012. And what better place to celebrate the spirit of America’s... More
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DISMAL SWAMP CANAL, N.C. -- More than 325 people participated in the City of Chesapeake’s 9th Annual Paddle for the Border event Saturday, May 5, 2012. And what better place to celebrate the spirit of America’s... More
Great Dismal Swamp Canal (cropped)
A sailboat on the Great Dismal Swamp Canal.
Dismal Swamp Canal
The path of the Dismal Swamp Canal
Great Dismal Swamp Canal
A sailboat on the Great Dismal Swamp Canal.
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DISMAL SWAMP CANAL, N.C. -- More than 350 people participated in the City of Chesapeake’s 11th Annual Paddle for the Border event Saturday, May 3, 2014. And what better place to celebrate the spirit of America’... More
Dismal Swamp Canal continues 85-year revival (13111329953)
Dennis Barnes, master crane operator onboard the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer’s vessel Elizabeth, watches March 11, 2014, as a huge, but dangerous, leaning pine trees is downed to ensure safe navigation along th... More
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DISMAL SWAMP CANAL, N.C. -- More than 325 people participated in the City of Chesapeake’s 9th Annual Paddle for the Border event Saturday, May 5, 2012. And what better place to celebrate the spirit of America’s... More
9th Paddle for the Border on Dismal Swamp Canal
DISMAL SWAMP CANAL, N.C. -- More than 325 people participated in the City of Chesapeake’s 9th Annual Paddle for the Border event Saturday, May 5, 2012. And what better place to celebrate the spirit of America’s... More
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DISMAL SWAMP CANAL, N.C. -- More than 325 people participated in the City of Chesapeake’s 9th Annual Paddle for the Border event Saturday, May 5, 2012. And what better place to celebrate the spirit of America’s... More
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The crew of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer’s Elizabeth: Richard Bruton, captain, Dennis Barnes, master crane operator, Glen Boykin, marine mechanic, and Eric Sherer, deckhand, have been working all week to cl... More
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DISMAL SWAMP CANAL, N.C. -- More than 350 people participated in the City of Chesapeake’s 11th Annual Paddle for the Border event Saturday, May 3, 2014. And what better place to celebrate the spirit of America’... More
Dismal Swamp Canal continues 85-year revival (13111346033)
Workers build the South Mills Lock in N.C., using lever and pulley technology. On March 30, 1929, the U.S. federal government purchased the Dismal Swamp Canal for $500,000, after a protracted period of neglect ... More
Dismal Swamp Canal continues 85-year revival (13111232505)
The crew of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer’s vessel Elizabeth work in tandem March 11, 2014, to down dangerous, leaning pine trees that will be used to reinforce and stabilize the banks along the Dismal Swamp ... More
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DISMAL SWAMP CANAL, N.C. -- More than 325 people participated in the City of Chesapeake’s 9th Annual Paddle for the Border event Saturday, May 5, 2012. And what better place to celebrate the spirit of America’s... More
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DISMAL SWAMP CANAL, N.C. -- More than 325 people participated in the City of Chesapeake’s 9th Annual Paddle for the Border event Saturday, May 5, 2012. And what better place to celebrate the spirit of America’s... More
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DISMAL SWAMP CANAL, N.C. -- More than 350 people participated in the City of Chesapeake’s 11th Annual Paddle for the Border event Saturday, May 3, 2014. And what better place to celebrate the spirit of America’... More
Dismal Swamp Canal continues 85-year revival (13111521164)
After Eric Sherer, deckhand of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer’s vessel Elizabeth, uses a chainsaw to cut sections of the downed dangerous, leaning tree on March 11, 2014, Dennis Barnes, master crane operator, ... More
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DISMAL SWAMP CANAL, N.C. -- More than 325 people participated in the City of Chesapeake’s 9th Annual Paddle for the Border event Saturday, May 5, 2012. And what better place to celebrate the spirit of America’s... More
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DISMAL SWAMP CANAL, N.C. -- More than 325 people participated in the City of Chesapeake’s 9th Annual Paddle for the Border event Saturday, May 5, 2012. And what better place to celebrate the spirit of America’s... More
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DISMAL SWAMP CANAL, N.C. -- Steve Baum from the Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, was among the 325 people who participated in the City of Chesapeake’s 9th Annual Paddle for the Border event Satur... More
Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal
The path of the Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal
Coast watch (1979) (20472625608)
Upper: During the 1800s and early 1900s, many boats and barges went through the Dismal Swamp Canal at South Mills Middle: The canal, which is picturesque and serene, is lined with a variety of trees Lower: Sev... More