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The Great Dismal Swamp, which once encompassed more than 1 million acres, still remains despite years of logging, drainage, development and other threats, says historian Perri Meldon. Meldon was ...
IN THE GREAT DISMAL SWAMP (AP) The oppressive heat, venomous serpents and boot-snatching muck that made the Great Dismal Swamp a barrier to European settlement ever since colonial times also made it a ...