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Vor 4 Tagen · "Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp" was published in 1856, three years after her "Uncle Tom's Cabin", and continued her abolitionist views. In her time, it outsold "Uncle Tom's Cabin", but has been dismissed as lacking emotional impact and being more of an exposé. Dred is an escaped slave who lives in the swamp and fights ...
Vor 4 Tagen · In the late 1890's, the Dismal Swamp Railroad moved logs out of the Great Dismal Swamp in Southern VA and Northern NC on 35 miles of 42-Inch track to Camden Mills, Va to be loaded onto barges and sent to Richmond, Va where the wood would become home made ice cream makers. In 1911 the Richmond Cedar Works laid two miles of standard ...
Vor 5 Tagen · The Great Dismal Swamp. Straddling the border between Virginia and North Carolina in the United States, the Great Dismal Swamp is a unique and intriguing ecosystem. Covering over 112,000 acres,...
Vor 5 Tagen · Those lucky enough to evade detection sought sanctuary in a variety of safe havens—Native American communities, marshy lowlands like the Great Dismal Swamp along the Virginia/North Carolina coastal border, and, eventually, Canada and the free states of the American North. By the nineteenth century, the North was a particularly ...
Vor 5 Tagen · CAMDEN — A state transportation official is urging motorists not to stop on the side of the road and take photographs of dead bears after two of the animals were apparently struck and killed on...
Vor einem Tag · Our independent, non-profit organization is committed to protecting and supporting Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge. The 8,000 acre Refuge, located in Morris County, New Jersey, provides excellent recreational opportunities for visitors as well as protecting valuable habitat for wildlife.
Vor einem Tag · Virginia’s natural splendor is well known throughout the country. With natural wonders like the Great Dismal Swamp in our backyard, it’s…
