Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal Historic District | |
Nrhp Type: | hd |
Nocat: | yes |
Designated Other1: | Virginia Landmarks Register |
Designated Other1 Date: | December 3, 2002[1] |
Designated Other1 Number: | 131-5333 |
Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
Location: | Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal, Chesapeake (Independent city), Virginia |
Coordinates: | 36.7261°N -76.1092°W |
Built: | 1775 |
Added: | February 11, 2004 |
Refnum: | 04000035 |
District Map: | Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal.png |
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 (50 km) apart, one eight and one-half miles (13.7 km) long, connecting the Elizabeth River with the North Landing River in Virginia, and the other five and one-half miles (8.9 km) long, connecting the Currituck Sound with the North River in North Carolina.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.