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Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal
Historic district in North Carolina, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal Historic District | |
![]() The Great Bridge over the Canal | |
![]() Path of the canal | |
Location | Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal, Chesapeake (Independent city), Virginia |
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Coordinates | 36°43′34″N 76°6′33″W |
Area | 1,704 acres (690 ha) |
Built | 1775 |
NRHP reference No. | 04000035[1] |
VLR No. | 131-5333 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | February 11, 2004 |
Designated VLR | December 3, 2002[2] |
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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[1]