The Dismal Swamp Canal is a canal located along the eastern edge of the Great Dismal Swamp in Virginia and North Carolina in the United States. Opened in 1805, it is the oldest continually operating man-made canal in the United States. It is part of the Intracoastal Waterway.
Location: Runs between Chesapeake, Virginia, and South Mills, North Carolina
Area: 1,203 acres (487 ha)
Built: 1793–1805
Architect: Dismal Swamp Canal Co.; US Army Corps of Engineers
VLR No.: 131-0035
Designated VLR: August 16, 1994
MPS: Dismal Swamp Canal and Associated Development, Southeast Virginia and Northeast North Carolina MPS
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