Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal

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Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Great Bridge, Bridge (080115-A-5177B-001).jpg
The Great Bridge over the Canal
Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal is located in Virginia
Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal
LocationAlbemarle and Chesapeake Canal, Chesapeake (Independent city), Virginia
Coordinates36°43′34″N 76°6′33″W / 36.72611°N 76.10917°W / 36.72611; -76.10917Coordinates: 36°43′34″N 76°6′33″W / 36.72611°N 76.10917°W / 36.72611; -76.10917
Area1,704 acres (690 ha)
Built1775
NRHP reference No.04000035[1]
VLR No.131-5333
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 11, 2004
Designated VLRDecember 3, 2002[2]

The Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal was built by a corporation in 1856-1860 to afford inland navigation between the Chesapeake Bay and the Albemarle Sound. It is really two canals, thirty miles (50 km) apart, one eight and one-half miles (13.7 km) long, connecting the Elizabeth River with the North Landing River in Virginia, and the other five and one-half miles (8.9 km) long, connecting the Currituck Sound with the North River in North Carolina.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[1]

Sources[]

  • Dictionary of American History, by James Truslow Adams, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1940

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ Geoffrey Henry (July 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-02-10. Retrieved 2019-05-11. and Accompanying four photos Archived 2017-08-18 at the Wayback Machine and Accompanying maps Archived 2013-08-13 at the Wayback Machine


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