Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal

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]

Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal Historic District
The Great Bridge over the Canal
Path of the canal
LocationAlbemarle and Chesapeake Canal, Chesapeake (Independent city), Virginia
Coordinates36°43′34″N 76°6′33″W
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]

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. "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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