Related Historical Markers

By James Thomson

Great Dismal Swamp Marker

SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER

1 ► Virginia, Suffolk, Cypress — K-253 — The Great Dismal Swamp —

On Portsmouth Boulevard (U.S. 58 bus) at B Street, on the right when traveling west on Portsmouth Boulevard.

2 ► Virginia, Chesapeake, Pleasant Grove West — WP-11 — Herring (Heron) Ditch —

On Dismal Swamp Canal Trail, 0.8 miles south of George Washington Highway (U.S. 17), on the right when traveling south.

3 ► Virginia, Chesapeake, Pleasant Grove West — WP-12 — North West Canal —

On Old U.S. 17, on the right when traveling south.

4 ► Virginia, Chesapeake, Pleasant Grove West — Dismal Swamp Canal — The Battle of South Mills —

Near Douglas Road (Old U.S. 17) at George Washington Highway (Old U.S. 17), on the right when traveling south.

5 ► Virginia, Chesapeake, Pleasant Grove West — Dismal Swamp Canal Trail — Interpretive Signage and Points of Interest on Dismal Swamp Canal Trail —

On Dismal Swamp Canal Trail, on the right.

6 ► Virginia, Chesapeake, Pleasant Grove West — From Towpath...to Highway...to "Toe" path — The Evolution of the George Washington Highway — Dismal Swamp Canal Trail —

Near Dismal Swamp Canal Trail, 2.1 miles south of George Washington Highway South (Business U.S. 17), on the right when traveling south.

7 ► Virginia, Chesapeake, Pleasant Grove West — Outliers — Dismal Swamp Canal Trail —

Near Dismal Swamp Canal Trail, 3.6 miles south of George Washington Highway South (Business U.S. 17), on the right when traveling south.

8 ► Virginia, Chesapeake, Pleasant Grove West — Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge — Dismal Swamp Canal Trail —

Near Dismal Swamp Canal Trail, 0.4 miles south of George Washington Highway South (Business U.S. 17), on the right when traveling south.