CANAL NEWS

Jul 29

Dismal Swamp 1600s & 1700s

The 1600s 1665 Lake discovered by William Drummond The 1700s 1728 Dismal Swamp Canal proposed by William Byrd 1763 Lake...

Jul 28

Dismal Swamp 1800s

The 1800s 1802 William Farange builds first hostelry in Camden County, N.C. 1803 Thomas Moore wrote “THE LAKE OF THE DISMAL...

Jul 28

Dismal Swamp 1900s & 2000s

The 1900s 1923 Largest Forest fire ever raged for 3 years consuming 150 square miles 1929 United States Government purchased...