Coinjock in Currituck County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal

circa June 1999

1. Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal Marker

Inscription. Constructed 1855~59 by steam dredges to assist commerce. Now part of Intracoastal Waterway. N.C. Cut 5 miles long.

Erected 1991 by Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number A-76.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list.

Location. 36° 20.609′ N, 75° 57.478′ W. Marker is in Coinjock, North Carolina, in Currituck County. It is on Caratoke Highway (U.S. 158) north of the Joseph Palmer Knapp Bridge. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Coinjock NC 27923, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Coastal Plain and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Tidewater.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: American Liberty Anniversary Elm (approx. half a mile away); Currituck County Veterans Memorial Park (approx. half a mile away); Albemarle & Chesapeake Canal (approx. half a mile away); Betsy's Ride (approx. 1.1 miles away); Hijacking Maple Leaf (approx. 5.4 miles away); Indiantown (approx. 6.4 miles away); Ray T. Adam's Landing Strip (approx. 7.2 miles away); Land of the Wild Goose (approx. 7.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Coinjock.

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markers no longer nearby. Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal (was approx. half a mile away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Maple Leaf (was approx. 5.4 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

circa June 1999

2. Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 9, 2008, by M. L. 'Mitch' Gambrell of Taylors, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,520 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 9, 2008, by M. L. 'Mitch' Gambrell of Taylors, South Carolina. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.