Albermarle and Chesapeake Canal Historic District
National Register of Historic Places

Albermarle and Chesapeake Canal Historic District

Chesapeake (Independent city), Chesapeake County, Virginia
Listed
February 11, 2004
Type
District
Period
Colonial
Ref No.
04000035

About this property

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 comprises two canals that are 30 miles (48 km) apart, one 8+1⁄2 mi (13.7 km) long between the Elizabeth River and the North Landing River in Virginia, and the other 5+1⁄2 mi (8.9 km) long between Currituck Sound and the North River in North Carolina. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. Dictionary of American History, by James Truslow Adams, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1940

Location

Chesapeake (Independent city), Chesapeake County, Virginia
36.71847, -76.09988

Categories

TRANSPORTATIONMILITARYENGINEERING
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Sources

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Nearby Battles

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When was Albermarle and Chesapeake Canal Historic District listed on the National Register?

Albermarle and Chesapeake Canal Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 11, 2004.

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Albermarle and Chesapeake Canal Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Albermarle and Chesapeake Canal Historic District is recorded as the colonial era, specifically around 1775.

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