Jericho Ditch

Jericho Ditch (HM1RDP)

Location: Suffolk, VA 23434
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Country: United States of America
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N 36° 42.926', W 76° 33.895'

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Jericho Ditch, 9 miles long was dug by slave labor in early 1800's to enable the dismal swamp land company to remove the timber, to drain lowland and provide access to Lake Drummond.
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HM NumberHM1RDP
Placed ByCamp MFG Co
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Friday, April 1st, 2016 at 9:01am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 360237 N 4064446
Decimal Degrees36.71543333, -76.56491667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 36° 42.926', W 76° 33.895'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds36° 42' 55.56" N, 76° 33' 53.7" W
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Area Code(s)757
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1061 Jericho Ln, Suffolk VA 23434, US
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