Description: Reclus16_11 1892 Reclus print GREAT DISMAL SWAMP, VIRGINIA / NORTH CAROLINA (#11) Nice view titled Vue prise dans le Dismal Swamp, from wood engraving with fine detail and clear impression, nice hand coloring, approx. page size 27 x 18 cm, approx. image size is 19 x 13 cm. From La Nouvelle Géographie universelle, la terre et les hommes, 19 vol. (1875-94), great work of Elisee Reclus. Click here or image for larger version Great Dismal Swamp The Great Dismal Swamp is a marshy area on the Coastal Plain of southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina between Norfolk, Virginia, and Elizabeth City, North Carolina in the United States. It is located in parts of southern Chesapeake and Suffolk in Virginia, as well as northern Gates, Pasquotank, and Camden Counties in North Carolina. It is a southern swamp, one of many along the Atlantic Ocean's coast including the Everglades and the Big Cypress Swamp in Florida, the Okefenokee Swamp in Georgia, the Congaree Swamp and Four Holes swamps of South Carolina, and some of the Carolina bays in the Carolinas and Gerogia. Along the eastern edge runs the Dismal Swamp Canal, completed in 1805. Essential to the swamp ecosystem are its water resources, native vegetative communities, and varied wildlife species. The Great Dismal Swamp's ecological significance and its wealth of history and lore make it a unique wilderness. It is one of the last large and wild areas remaining in the Eastern United States. After centuries of logging and other human activities which were devastating the swamp's ecosystems, the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge was created in 1973 when the Union Camp Corporation of Franklin, Virginia donated 49,100 acres (200 km2) of land; the refuge was officially established through The Dismal Swamp Act of 1974. The refuge consists of over 111,000 acres (500 km2) of forested wetlands. Lake Drummond, a 3,100 acre (13 km2) natural lake, is located in the heart of the swamp. Outside the boundaries of the National Refuge, the state of North Carolina has preserved and protected additional portions of the swamp, as the Great Dismal Swamp State Natural Area. History Scientists believe the Great Dismal Swamp was created when the continental shelf made its last big shift. The swamp consists mainly of peat and water. The origin of Lake Drummond, one of only two natural lakes in Virginia, is not entirely clear. Scientists believe the lake may have resulted from the impact of a meteorite because of its oval shape. Indian legends mention the "Firebird." There is archaeological evidence that 13,000 years ago, people lived in the swamp. In 1650, there were Indians in the Great Dismal Swamp, but white immigrants showed little interest. In 1665, William Drummond was the first European to examine the lake, which was subsequently named for him. In 1728, William Byrd II led a land expedition measuring the swamp at the border between Virginia and North Carolina. In 1763, George Washington visited the area and founded the Dismal Swamp Land Company. This had the task to drain the swamp and to set up logging. After 1805, there were more and more logging sites in the area.
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Date of Creation: 1800-1899
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