PRESERVING DISMAL SWAMP HISTORY REQUIRES FUNDS, ACCURACY.(CHESAPEAKE CLIPPER)

The Virginian Pilot | March 21, 2004 | Copyright

Byline: BILL AGRESTE

The Great Dismal Swamp has been described as "paradise" by Gen. George Washington and "a continuous quagmire - a filthy bog in a vast body of nastiness" by Col. William Byrd in 1728. Whatever it was then, it is certainly now paradise. A kindred spirit in this swamp connects with any visitor who stops and gazes into the great wilderness and canal along Route 17.

Unfortunately, severe budget cuts proposed by the Office of Management and Budget now threaten the entire Intracoastal Waterway, especially the Great Dismal Swamp Canal, the ...

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