Why Build a Canal Here?

Why Build a Canal Here? (HMX0X)

Location: Chesapeake, VA 23320
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Country: United States of America
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N 36° 43.419', W 76° 14.812'

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The Waterways

A Safer, Faster Route was Needed

Prior to the Revolutionary War, the most direct routes to transport goods to Norfolk and points north from North Carolina were, either the very slow overland route through the village of Great Bridge, or the very dangerous ocean route through "The Graveyard of the Atlantic" around Cape Hatteras.

Transporting goods was expensive; before the canal, a farmer could spend a third of the value of his crop getting it to market.

A Revolutionary Interruption

A canal for this area was proposed as early as 1728. By 1772, the canal survey was completed. Therevolutionary events of 1775—1776, which included the Battle of Great Bridge, interrupted further development. Eighty-three years would pass before the Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal was realized.
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Placed ByChesapeake Bay Gateways Network
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Date Added Thursday, October 23rd, 2014 at 3:41pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 388655 N 4064941
Decimal Degrees36.72365000, -76.24686667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 36° 43.419', W 76° 14.812'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds36° 43' 25.14" N, 76° 14' 48.72" W
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Area Code(s)757
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 2343-2599 Locks Rd, Chesapeake VA 23320, US
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