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Dismal Swamp

Large marsh situated in southeast Virginia and northeast North Carolina; area about 2,000 sq km/750 sq mi. Many trees grow in the marsh, mostly cypress, black gum, pine, and cedar. The area is gradually being reclaimed and canals have been cut through it, the longest of which is the Dismal Swamp Canal (length 35 km/22 mi), which connects Chesapeake Bay and Albermarle Sound. Lake Drummond is in the centre of the marsh area.

The swamp was long a refuge for runaway slaves and other fugitives, who established stable communities within it.



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