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 apart, one 8+1⁄2 mi long between the Elizabeth River and the North Landing River in Virginia, and the other 5+1⁄2 mi long between Currituck Sound and th…
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 apart, one 8+1⁄2 mi long between the Elizabeth River and the North Landing River in Virginia, and the other 5+1⁄2 mi long between Currituck Sound and the North River in North Carolina.
Location: Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal, Chesapeake (Independent city), Virginia
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