Dismal Swamp Canal
The Dismal Swamp Canal is a canal located along the eastern edge of the Great Dismal Swamp in Virginia and North Carolina in the United States. Opened in 1805, it is the oldest continually operating man-made canal in the United States.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Canal
- Description: canal in Virginia, United States of America
- Also known as: “Great Dismal Swamp Canal”
Dismal Swamp Canal
- Category: body of water
- Location: Chesapeake, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Norwegian Bokmål—“Dismal Swamp Canal” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Dismal Swamp Canal”
- Egyptian Arabic: “قناة المستنقعات الكئيبه”
- French: “Canal de Dismal Swamp”
- French: “canal du marais de Dismal”
- French: “Canal du marais de Dismal”
- German: “Dismal Swamp Canal”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Dismal Swamp Canal”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Culpeper Island and Smith Ridge.
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