1 50 1 https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/50709/archive/files/46e4f2a81e5e4f0b32da92921a9cc02f.jpg?Expires=1790208000&Signature=SovvpPb5mcgt-CGP3DuQoi7G5eyqX78uEjXQhQHS2xMqpy4i6wEgckbqyfUGa0%7EqNyNjwpyeN0NzMv9KPEyzr3lf62pZnvOPxKhgX2echNAXeU28tqrNhNFs7T-sM%7ERsqe%7EAHHuWDWkWA0ptE61dvETMEoiPC80reQMckrigjX%7ERsU7%7EyuewKSJ5Wmm6oLMefZy7JzPbIAOGxNLYYwhVzzpSxy%7EyuMtdzjyrn6MXeht16Xr2yvhKpSieKPK%7E4WlBUm5W10478rMJhpplAyhHUekgfb8fCZQAwiprjqgjDUrUAOY99iSap3yT4h2SI45JvutGDEkxWD%7EYR-t9x7lc7A__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 219e183ecb29c3ba906c9864e799b735 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Dismal Swamp Canal Company records Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1792-1834 Description An account of the resource Virginia’s General Assembly authorized several joint-stock companies for projects to link separated crop producing areas during the late eighteenth century. Among these was connection of the Chesapeake Bay with North Carolina’s Currituck Sound by a waterway through the Great Dismal Swamp. Efforts were disrupted by the Revolution and, eventually, canals were superceded by railroads. This collection includes a map of the canal as well as indentures, warrants and inquisitions, land valuations, and surveys. Most of the collection pertains to the acquisition of land by the Canal Company or its subsequent leasing of the land to private individuals. Names mentioned in the collection include: Robert Andrews, Daniel Berdinger, Donald Campbell, John Cowper, and Thomas Newton, Jr. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MS1976.3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Order to jury for Deep Creek land valuation Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1792-07-24