Great Dismal Swamp
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The Great Dismal Swamp is a vast, historically significant wetland straddling southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina, long known as a refuge for Indigenous peoples and escaped enslaved people and now protected as a national wildlife refuge.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great Dismal Swamp (fictional setting context) | 1 |
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
national wildlife refuge
ⓘ
protected area ⓘ swamp ⓘ wetland ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Dismal Swamp Canal
ⓘ
U.S. Route 17 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| contains |
Atlantic white cedar forest
ⓘ
Lake Drummond Wildlife Drive ⓘ canals ⓘ cypress–tupelo forest ⓘ ditches ⓘ marshes ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designationYear | 1974 ⓘ |
| ecosystemType |
freshwater swamp
ⓘ
peat bog ⓘ |
| governingBody |
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
|
| hasActivity |
birdwatching
ⓘ
canoeing ⓘ hiking ⓘ photography ⓘ wildlife observation ⓘ |
| hasPart | Lake Drummond ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
associated with Underground Railroad routes
ⓘ
refuge for Indigenous peoples displaced by European colonization ⓘ site of maroon communities of escaped enslaved Africans ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
canal transportation
ⓘ
shingle production ⓘ timber harvesting ⓘ |
| IUCNCategory | IV ⓘ |
| knownFor |
biodiversity
ⓘ
historical refuge for Indigenous peoples ⓘ historical refuge for escaped enslaved people ⓘ large peat wetland ecosystem ⓘ maroon communities ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atlantic coastal plain
ⓘ
surface form:
Atlantic Coastal Plain
northeastern North Carolina ⓘ southeastern Virginia ⓘ |
| nearestCity |
Chesapeake, Virginia
ⓘ
Elizabeth City, North Carolina, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Elizabeth City, North Carolina
Suffolk, Virginia, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Suffolk, Virginia
|
| partOf |
Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge
ⓘ
National Wildlife Refuge System ⓘ |
| protectedAreaDesignation |
National Wildlife Refuge System
ⓘ
surface form:
National Wildlife Refuge
|
| region |
Southern United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Southeastern United States
|
| state |
North Carolina
ⓘ
Virginia ⓘ |
| supportsSpecies |
black bear
ⓘ
bobcat ⓘ migratory songbirds ⓘ otter ⓘ waterfowl ⓘ white-tailed deer ⓘ woodpeckers ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Great Dismal Swamp (fictional setting context)