Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal
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Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal
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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. It was listed on the National Register of Historic
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Historic district in North Carolina, United States
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albemarle_and_Chesapeake_Canal
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2023-08-05T17:52:30Z
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