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2527
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Sprawling across the state's northeastern corner and in southeastern Virginia, the Great Dismal Swamp attracts visitors interested in history, wildlife, and outdoor adventure.
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5835
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The Great Dismal Swamp, an area of history and mystery, sprawls across North Carolina's northeastern corner and southeastern Virginia. No one knows who discovered it or when. The author discusses historical events and persons connected with the swamp.
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5975
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Located on the marshy coast of North Carolina and Virginia, the Great Dismal Swamp, once covering 2,200 square miles, has been described as an area of history and mystery. Blackburn discusses historical events and persons connected with the swamp, such as George Washington, who designed a plan to drain the swamp.
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6072
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Once covering 1.4 million acres, the Great Dismal Swamp has been reduced to 210,000 acres over the last 200 years. Eroding water tables, 200 years of logging, especially of the Atlantic white cedar, and an elaborate network of ditches cut through the swamp have all contributed to the reduction of this mysterious, dank, and nearly impenetrable area. Yet, the swamp stubbornly clings to survival.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 46 Issue 5, May 1982,
p24-28, il, map
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6787
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Although the history and folklore of the Great Dismal Swamp are well documented, very little comprehensive study has been made to this day of the swamp's flora and fauna. Rageot gives a general description of the swamp and discusses its geology and flora and fauna, including birds, mammals, and fishes.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 29 Issue 5, May 1965,
p7-9, 23, il
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13951
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The juniper water of the Dismal Swamp was considered a cure-all for many ailments, and nearly a century ago the Dismal Swamp gave promise of becoming a great health resort.
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35809
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Noted first were reasons to appreciate the Coast and its waters, particularly sites that lend appeal. Land marks ranged from the well-known Outer Banks to perhaps lesser known Bird’s Island. Towns included famed Kittyhawk to the famed by relatively few Duck. As for what he saw as evidence of being taken for granted: pollution of air and water, destruction to dunes and wildlife. Out of an enduring appreciation for, and mounting concern about, he called for all North Carolinians to restore the Coast and its waters for future generations and out of a sacred duty.
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Coastal ecology; Bird Island (Brunswick County); Outer Banks; Kitty Hawk; Duck (N.C.); Knott's Island; Dismal Swamp (N.C. and Va.)--Description and travel; Nags Head; Albemarle Sound; Rodanthe--Social life and customs; Pamlico Sound; Core Sound; Cape Lookout Lighthouse; Portsmouth Island--Description and travel; Morehead City; Beaufort; Salter Path; Bald Head Island; Sandburg, Carl, 1878-1967; Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919; Pollution--Environmental aspects; Frost, Robert, 1874-1963; Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862
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37689
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This an account from 1807 talks about the landscape, types of trees and creatures, weather, and the manners and customs of people around the Dismal Swamp.
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