great dismal swamp * breaking ground irst step taken toward new park.(Y)

The Virginian Pilot | March 15, 2005 | Copyright

Byline: JEFFREY S. HAMPTON

SOUTH MILLS -- By JEFFREY S. HAMPTON

The VIRGINIAN-PILOT

SOUTH MILLS - Braving a cold north wind and a brief shower of sleet, officials jabbed the root-filled soil behind the Dismal Swamp Canal Visitor Center on Monday, marking the official ground breaking of a new state park 31 years in the making.

When the park is finished in about 18 months, visitors will cross the canal on a hydraulic bridge to a 6,500-square-foot center surrounded by 14,344 acres of the Great Dismal Swamp. Total cost is estimated at $2.8 ...

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