Albermarle and Chesapeake Canal Historic District

Albemarel and Chesapeake Canal, Chesapeake (Independent city), Virginia. County/parish: Chesapeake.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places February 11, 2004. NRIS 04000035.

8 contributing buildings. 3 contributing structures.

From Wikipedia:

Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal

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+12 mi (13.7 km) long between the Elizabeth River and the North Landing River in Virginia, and the other 5+12 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.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41680137

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