Dismal Swamp
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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It was once the hub of the Dismal Swamp Canal, a project envisioned by George Washington to connect the Albemarle Sound to the Chesapeake Bay.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 30, 2021
We first spot Emily as a ghost flitting across the Great Dismal Swamp, but Levallois initially sees her as a beautiful young woman who represents “both a past and future that could be possessed.”
From Washington Post ● May 14, 2018
A group of photographs of the Great Dismal Swamp, where escaped slaves sought refuge on the way north and many died, are also strong and harrowing.
From New York Times ● Mar. 29, 2018
The Great Dismal Swamp, a few days’ walk at most from the Chowan River excavation, was long a destination for escaped slaves, who formed self-reliant communities in its inaccessible reaches.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 10, 2015
“Somewhere between North Carolina and the Great Dismal Swamp, I hope,” Liam said, his hand still on my back, now rubbing circles there.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
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