Great Dismal Swamp

Preserving the Great Dismal Swamp

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The Great Dismal Swamp is a massive swamp located along the border of Virginia and North Carolina. George Washington was a shareholder in the Dismal Swamp Company, a venture in land speculation that tried to drain the swamp and turn...

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The Great Dismal Swamp and Fugitive Slaves

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Check out writer Richard Grant’s piece on the Great Dismal Swamp: Here is a taste from Smithsonian.com: The worse it gets, as I wade and stumble through the Great Dismal Swamp, the better I understand its history as a place of...

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