Wild River Guide to Dismal Swamp Water Trails : Including Waterways of Northeastern North Carolina

by Gilbert, Lillie; shufer, vickie

• ISBN13: 9780938423119
• ISBN10: 0938423118
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-09-30
• Publisher: Eco Images

Table of Contents

Foreword	15	(2)
Acknowledgements	17	(2)
Preface	19	(2)
Part One: Albemarle & Chesapeake Canal	21	(12)
Access Points
Route 165/North Landing Road	25	(1)
Great Bridge Lock Park	25	(1)
Paddling Sections
Section 1: North Landing River Drawbridge to Great Bridge Lock Park	26	(1)
River Highlights	26	(2)
Voyage of the Paper Canoe	27	(1)
Section 2: Great Bridge Lock Park to Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River	28	(5)
Saltmarshes	29	(1)
History	30	(3)
Part Two: Dismal Swamp Canal	33	(28)
Access Points
Deep Creek Lock Park	34	(1)
Great Dismal Swamp Boat Ramp	35	(2)
Visitor Information Center, Dismal Swamp Canal	37	(1)
President Andrew Jackson on the DSC	38	(1)
SR 1211/Joy's Creek Road	39	(1)
SR 1211/Bingham Road	40	(1)
The Canal's Early Beginnings • Age of Steam • Economic Boon	40	(7)
Lady of the Lake • The Dismal Swamp Canal's Role in Wartime
Decline of an Era • The Underground Railroad and the Great Dismal Swamp
Paddling Sections
Section 1: Deep Creek Lock Park to Great Dismal Swamp Boat Ramp	47	(9)
The Lock ``Chessie'' Monster	48	(1)
A Date with Lord Chesterfield	49	(1)
The Mystery of the Stone Markers	50	(1)
Historic Sites on or near the Dismal Swamp Canal	51	(5)
Section 2: Great Dismal Swamp Boat Ramp to Dismal Swamp Canal Visitor Center	56	(1)
Section 3: The Dismal Swamp Canal Visitor Information Center to SR 1211/Joy's Creek Road	57	(1)
River Highlights	57	(4)
Childhood Memories of Steamboats, Circa 1915--1925	59	(2)
Part Three: The Great Dismal Swamp and Lake Drummond	61	(22)
Access Point
Great Dismal Swamp Boat Ramp	64	(1)
Prehistoric Swamp • Connecting to the Past	65	(1)
Paddling Sections
Section 1: Great Dismal Swamp Boat Ramp to Dismal Swamp Feeder Ditch	66	(1)
River Highlights	66	(2)
Bears in the Dismal Swamp	67	(1)
Section 2: Dismal Swamp Feeder Ditch to Spillway	68	(1)
Section 3: Spillway to Lake Drummond	68	(1)
River Highlights	68	(2)
Juniper Water	68	(2)
Section 4: Feeder Ditch to Washington Ditch	70	(13)
Hunting Tradition	72	(2)
Drummonds Pond and Washington Ditch	74	(1)
A Short History of the Great Dismal Swamp	75	(2)
The Great Dismal Swamp Wildlife Refuge • Dismal Swamp State Park
Suffolk and Chesapeake - Homes to the Great Dismal Swamp in Virginia Future of the Great Dismal Swamp	77	(6)
Part Four: Northwest River	83	(38)
Access Points
Bunch Walnuts Road Bridge	86	(1)
Little Arrow Store	87	(1)
Route 168/Bob's Fishing Hole Marina	88	(1)
Indian Creek Road Bridge	89	(1)
Smith Creek	89	(1)
Shingle Landing Creek	90	(1)
Paddling Sections
Section 1: Bunch Walnuts Road Bridge to (C) Route 168/Battlefield Boulevard - Bob's Fishing Hole Marina	91	(6)
Stewardship of the Land and Water	94	(2)
The Northwest as a Drinking Water Source	96	(1)
River Highlights	97	(5)
Northwest River Preserve	99	(1)
History	100	(2)
Section 2: Little Arrow Store to Northwest River	102	(3)
Nearby Historic Sites	103	(2)
Section 3: Route 168/Battlefield Boulevard - Bob's Fishing Hole Maria to Indian Creek Road Bridge	105	(2)
Broad-leaved Evergreens	106	(1)
Section 4: Indian Creek to Northwest River Park	107	(2)
Early Settlers on Indian Creek	108	(1)
River Highlights	109	(2)
Northwest River Park	110	(1)
Section 5: Smith Creek to Northwest River Park	111	(1)
River Highlights	112	(2)
Section 6: Northwest River Park's Observation Deck to Shingle Landing Creek	114	(1)
River Highlights	114	(2)
Section 7: Shingle Landing Creek to Northwest River	116	(1)
River Highlights	117	(2)
Moyock History	118	(1)
Section 8: Shingle Landing Creek to Northwest River to Tulls Bay Marina	119	(2)
Sligo	120	(1)
Part Five: Currituck Waterways	121	(38)
Tulls Bay and Tributaries	122	(14)
Access Points
Tulls Bay Marina	123	(1)
Tulls Creek	124	(1)
Currituck, NC	124	(2)
Paddling Sections
Section 1: Tulls Bay Marina to North Landing River/Intracoastal Waterway	126	(2)
Gibbs Woods	127	(1)
River Highlights	128	(2)
Land of the Wild Goose	128	(1)
North Carolina or Virginia?	129	(1)
Section 2: Tulls Creek to Tulls Bay	130	(1)
River Highlights	130	(2)
Section 3: Tulls Creek to Roland Creek	132	(1)
River Highlights	132	(1)
Section 4: Mouth of Tulls Bay (NLR) to (C) Currituck, NC	133	(1)
River Highlights	134	(2)
History	134	(1)
Historic Sites	135	(1)
Coinjock Bay/Cedar Bay/Poplar Branch Islands	136	(15)
Access Points
SR 1245/Bells Island Campground	138	(1)
Early Beginnings	139	(1)
SR 1142/Waterlily Road	140	(1)
Route 3/Poplar Branch Landing	141	(1)
Paddling Sections
Section 1: SR 1245/Bells Island	142	(1)
Section 2: SR 1142/Waterlily Road	143	(4)
History of the North Carolina Cut	146	(1)
Section 3: Route 3 to Poplar Branch Islands	147	(4)
Currituck Inlet and Shifting Sands	148	(1)
Life Along the Currituck Sound	148	(3)
Indiantown Creek	151	(8)
Access Points
SR 1148/Four Forks Road	152	(1)
SR 1147/Indiantown Road	152	(1)
Paddling Sections
Section 1: SR 1148/Four Forks Road to SR 1147/Indiantown Road	153	(1)
Section 2: SR 1147/Indiantown Road to North River Loop	154	(1)
Section 3: SR 1147/Indiantown Road to (C) Coinjock Bay	155	(1)
Section 4: SR 1147/Indiantown Road to Garlingtons Island Road	156	(3)
Part Six: Pasquotank River and its tributaries	159	(66)
Pasquotank River	160	(17)
Access Points
U.S. 17	162	(1)
SR 1211/Bingham Road	163	(1)
SR 1205/Shipyard Road	163	(1)
Route 343 (at Sawyers Creek)	163	(1)
Elizabeth City -- Waterfront Park, Dogg Corner Park	164	(2)
Paddling Sections
Section 1: Upper Pasquotank River to Great Dismal Swamp	166	(1)
River Highlights	167	(1)
Section 2: Upper Pasquotank River to (B) SR 1211/Bingham Road	168	(1)
Section 3: SR 1211/Bingham Road to (C) SR 1205/Shipyard Road	169	(2)
Historic Site	170	(1)
Section 4: SR 1205/Shipyard Road to (D) Route 343 at the NC Wildlife Resources Commision Boat Ramp	171	(1)
Section 5: Route 343 to Pasquotank River/ICW to Elizabeth City Waterfront Park	172	(1)
Section 6: Waterfront Park to Cobbs Point	172	(5)
Steamboats to and from Elizabeth City • Culpepper's Rebellion	174	(1)
The Narrows of the Pasquotank and the Founding of Elizabeth City	175	(1)
Protecting the Waterways For Commerce, Pre 1900's	176	(1)
Joyce Creek	177	(7)
Access Points
SR 1211/Joy's Creek Road	178	(1)
Route 343 at the NC Wildlife Resources Commission Boat Ramp	178	(1)
SR 1224/Old Swamp Road (at Pierceville)	179	(1)
SR 1235/Carolina Road	179	(1)
SR 1224/Old Swamp Road (near Tar Corner)	179	(1)
History	180	(1)
South Mills Village	181	(1)
Paddling Sections
Section 1: SR 1211/Joy's Creek Road	182	(1)
Section 2: SR 1224/Old Swamp Road (at Pierceville) to SR 1224 (near Tar Corner)	182	(1)
River Highlights	182	(2)
Sawyers Creek	184	(7)
Access Points/Paddling Sections
Route 343 to (B) SR 1200/Sawyers Creek Road	186	(1)
SR 1200/Sawyers Creek Road to (A) Route 343	186	(1)
River Highlights	186	(5)
History	187	(4)
Knobbs Creek	191	(4)
Access Point/Paddling Section
U.S. 158/Route 34 at Causeway Park	192	(2)
River Highlights	194	(1)
Areneuse/Mill Dam Creek	195	(7)
Access Points/Paddling Sections
Route 343 at Areneuse Creek to Route 343 at Mill Dam Creek	196	(1)
River Highlights	197	(5)
Mills and Dams	199	(1)
History	200	(1)
Historic Sites	201	(1)
Portohonk Creek	202	(4)
Access Point/Paddling Section
SR 1111 to Pasquotank River	203	(1)
River Highlights	204	(2)
History • Early Churches	205	(1)
Raymond Creek	206	(5)
Access Point/Paddling
SR 1104/Wharf Road to inland area along Raymond Creek	207	(1)
Early Beginnings	208	(1)
River Highlights	209	(2)
History	210	(1)
Newbegun Creek	211	(7)
Access Points
SR 1132/Florida Road	212	(1)
Route 34/Weeksville Road at Sawmill Park	212	(1)
The World's Largest Wooden Building	213	(1)
Paddling Sections
Section 1: SR 1132/Florida Road to Route 34/Weeksville Road	214	(1)
Section 2: Route 34/Weeksville Road to Pasquotank River	214	(4)
History Surrounding Newbegun Creek	215	(3)
Big Flatty Creek	218	(3)
Access Points/Paddling Section
SR 1108/Shadneck Road	220	(1)
River Highlights	220	(1)
Chapel Creek/Mill Dam Creek	221	(4)
Access Point/Paddling Section
SR 1103/Esclip Road -- Mill Dam Creek to Chapel Creek	222	(1)
River Highlights	222	(3)
Part Seven: Little River and its tributaries	225	(14)
Little River	226	(4)
Access Point/Paddling Section
Old U.S. 17 to SR 1140/Halls Creek Road	227	(1)
River Highlights	228	(2)
Halls Creek	230	(4)
Access Point
SR 1140/Halls Creek Road to Little River	230	(2)
Paddling Sections
Section 1: SR 1140/Halls Creek Road to headwaters	232	(1)
Section 2: SR 1140/Halls Creek Road to Little River	232	(2)
History	233	(1)
Symonds Creek	234	(5)
Access Point
SR 1100/Nixonton Road - Boat Ramp	235	(1)
Paddling Sections
Section 1: SR 1100 Nixonton Road - Boat Ramp to SR 1182 Meads Town Road	236	(1)
Section 2: SR 1100 Nixonton Road - Boat Ramp to Little River	237	(2)
History	238	(1)
Epilogue	239	(1)
Checklists	240	(5)
References/Resources	245	(9)
Index	254