Record #:

6386

Author(s):

Norris, Jeannie Faris

Abstract:

On February 13, 2004, the Great Dismal Swamp will receive recognition for its role in the Underground Railroad path to freedom for slaves prior to the Civil War. The National Park Service has designated three sites in the swamp as part of the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program. The sites are the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, Dismal Swamp Canal, and North Carolina's Dismal Swamp State Park.

Source:

Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 36 Issue 2, Feb 2004, p16, il, map

Subject(s):

Underground Railroad; Dismal Swamp (N.C. and Va.)--History