Math of The Great Dismal Swamp
 




Related Links:

Links Relative to The Great Dismal Swamp

http://albemarle-nc.com/gates/greatdismal/
A brief history of the Dismal Swamp.

http://facweb.stvincent.edu/Academics/Physics/ISRP/naturewrit/sld001.htm
A crude slideshow illustrating the influence of nature on writings.

http://mmt.cs.ecsu.edu/boardwalk/dismalswamp.html
Original ECSU boardwalk website with water research

http://nia.ecsu.edu/nrts/ess/mds/mds.html
The Mathematics of the Dismal Swamp Project supports a team of professors from ECSU to use research on The Great Dismal Swamp Project as a platform for development of a mathematics education course that incorporates a generic wetlands application.

http://visi.net/~lawrence/swamp.html
Canal pictures with a brief chronology of the swamp

http://www.albemarle-nc.com/camden/history/canal.htm
A brief description of the Dismal Swamp Canal

http://www.albemarle-nc.com/gates/gdsnwr/
A short description of the swamp.

http://www.cesa10.k12.wi.us/Ecosystems/wetlands/types/greatdismalswamp
This page was created by the Osseo-Fairchild sixth grade students supported by a Cluster A Goals 2000 Grant.

http://www.ecsu.edu/ECSU/AcadDept/Geology/dismal_swamp.htm
Describes the Boardwalk Project in the Great Dismal Swamp sponsored by ECSU

http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Galaxy/2863/dismal/dismal.html
Pictures of the Great Dismal Swamp

http://www.gorp.com/gorp/resource/us_nwr/va_great.htm
Excellent description of The Great Dismal Swamp

http://www.icw-net.com/DSCwelcome/
This site introduces you to the Great Dismal Swamp Canal Visitor Center.

http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/us/A0815632.html
This site gives a very brief overview of the Great Dismal Swamp

http://www.insiders.com/vabeach/sb-parks.htm
A good page long introduction from the Insiders Guide to Virginia Beach Parks.

http://www.kettlewellpublishing.com/icwnavigation7.html
A guide to the Dismal Swamp Canal.

http://www.library.utoronto.ca/utel/rp/poems/moore1.html
The full text of the poem by Thomas Moore (1779-1852), A Ballad: The Lake Of The Dismal Swamp.

http://www.literarytraveler.com/summer/south/swamp.htm
Short text on the journey of Robert Frost into the Dismal Swamp.

http://www.maintour.com/virginia/nfksuff.htm#dismal
A brief introduction to the Dismal Swamp from a commercial tour company.

http://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/nwep7i.htm
A brief page on swamps and wetlands with limited information on The Great Dismal Swamp.

http://www.northeast-nc.com/dismalswamp/
An introductory text by Paulette Felton Wester with some good photos. Sponsored by Northeastern North Carolina.

http://www.pinn.net/~swampy/lore.html
The full text of the poem by Thomas Moore (1779-1852), A Ballad: The Lake Of The Dismal Swamp.

http://www.tidewateradventures.com/dismal.htm
Good pictures of Lake Drummond located in the Dismal Swamp. Sponsored by a commercial tour company.

http://www.vmnh.org/swmpsusn.htm
An excellent in depth article by Susan B. Felker with the Virginia Museum of Natural History.

http://www.waterlandfarm.com/Dismal_Swamp.htm
A personal site with a few good pictures.

 


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