
Great Dismal Swamp dominates this landscape along the border of Virginia and North Carolina, revealing an intricate network of drainage and transport engineering. The terrain is defined by a series of numbered artificial channels, from Number One Ditch through Number Four Ditch, which feed into natural systems like the Northwest River and Joyce Cr. Human settlement is concentrated along road corridors such as Ballahack Rd, where the community of Cornland and the broader city of Chesapeake sit amidst the wetlands.
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1939 · Moyock
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1940 · Lake Drummond
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1940 · South Mills
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1945 · Lake Drummond
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1946 · Moyock
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1948 · Elizabeth City
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1952 · South Mills
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1953 · Norfolk
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1954 · Fentress
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1954 · Lake Drummond NW
USGS Topo · 1:24,000