Dismal also meant evil association with Satan.” Col. William Byrd II, an 18th century planter, is credited with giving the swamp its name on maps during his 1728 expedition to survey the border ...

The proposed Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area is in the middle of a three-year feasibility study process. That includes a public comment period, which is open now until May 19th.

A place called “Dismal Swamp” sounds like something ... were to drain the swamp, harvest its trees, and farm its land. Washington’s investment in the project began in 1763 and lasted until ...

The tree stood on the edge of Old Place, his uncle’s farm on the fringe of the Great Dismal Swamp. When 12-year-old ... students are asked to use the map of Suffolk to pinpoint parallel streets.

It all began when Sayers decided to research the history of the Great Dismal Swamp from the 1600s through 1860 for his doctoral dissertation. From the beginning, Sayers discovered that he had his ...

SUFFOLK, Va. – Crews have began construction on a $3.13 million project to install, repair or replace 12 water control structures at the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge. The aim of ...

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — A conservation group is buying about 1,300 acres of land that's next to the Great Dismal Swamp in hopes of restoring it to the environmentally unique wetlands it once was.

I'm talking about Lake Drummond in the middle of the Great Dismal Swamp, which is shared between Chesapeake and Suffolk. While hiking to a lake in the middle of a 750-square mile swamp may sound ...

CHESAPEAKE, Va. -- A conservation group is buying about 1,300 acres of land that’s next to the Great Dismal Swamp in hopes of restoring it to the environmentally unique wetlands it once was.