Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal Map

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 apart, one eight and one-half miles long, connecting the Elizabeth River with the North Landing River in Virginia, and the other five and one-half miles long, connecti…
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 apart, one eight and one-half miles long, connecting the Elizabeth River with the North Landing River in Virginia, and the other five and one-half miles long, connecting the Currituck Sound with the North River in North Carolina.
  • Location: Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal, Chesapeake (Independent city), Virginia
  • Area: 1,704 acres (690 ha)
  • Built: 1775
  • VLR No.: 131-5333
  • Designated VLR: December 3, 2002
  • NRHP reference No.: 04000035
  • Added to NRHP: February 11, 2004
Data from: en.wikipedia.org