DISMAL SWAMP CANAL VISITOR CENTER: Camden, North Carolina

<HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE> DISMAL SWAMP CANAL VISITOR CENTER: Camden, North Carolina </TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#330099" LINK="#3300FF" VLINK="#990099" TOPMARGIN=1 LEFTMARGIN=1 MARGINWIDTH=1 MARGINHEIGHT=1 BGPROPERTIES="FIXED" BACKGROUND="graphics/bkgr.gif"> <CENTER> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#330099" FACE="Arial,Geneva,Helvetica">Dismal Swamp Canal Visitor Center</FONT> <BR> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#330099" FACE="Arial,Geneva,Helvetica"><B>2356 US Hwy 17 N.<BR>South Mills, NC 27976-9425<BR> Phone: <IMG BORDER=0 HSPACE=3 ALIGN=TOP SRC="http://www.albemarle-nc.com/camden/graphics/areacode.gif" ALT="Area Code"> 771-8333           Fax: <IMG BORDER=0 HSPACE=3 ALIGN=TOP SRC="http://www.albemarle-nc.com/camden/graphics/areacode.gif" ALT="Area Code"> 771-2055 <BR> Email: <A HREF="mailto:dscwelcome@coastalguide.com">dscwelcome@coastalguide.com</A> <P> <A HREF="http://www.icw-net.com/info/forms-db/nc/ftour-nc.htm">On-Line Information Request Form</A></B></FONT> </CENTER> <P> <CENTER> <FONT SIZE="4" FACE="Arial,Geneva,Helvetica"> <A HREF="http://coastalguide.com/download/freepix/">Download large-format photos</A> of the Coast, copyright-free for non-commercial use.</FONT> </CENTER> <P> <CENTER> <TABLE BORDER=0 WIDTH=600 BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF><TR><TD> <IMG BORDER=0 HSPACE=5 ALIGN=RIGHT SRC="http://www.icw-net.com/DSCwelcome/graphics/giftshoplogo.gif"> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#330099" FACE="Arial,Geneva,Helvetica"> The Dismal Swamp Canal Visitor Center is the only Visitor Center in the continental U. S. greeting visitors by both a major highway and an historic waterway. Located in <A HREF="http://www.albemarle-nc.com/camden/">Camden County</A> on scenic <A HREF="http://www.icw-net.com/DSCwelcome/hwy17.htm">U. S. Highway 17, the original Ocean Hiway</A>, just three miles south of the VA/NC border, the Center sits on the banks of the <A HREF="http://www.albemarle-nc.com/camden/history/canal.htm">Dismal Swamp Canal</A>, part of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. The Canal is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and has been designated a National Civil Engineering Landmark, honors worthy of its colorful past. <P> Due to its unique location, the Dismal Swamp Canal Visitor Center has become the "Gateway to Northeastern North Carolina --the Historic <A HREF="http://www.albemarle-nc.com/">Albemarle</A> Region," including the "South's prettiest town," <A HREF="http://www.edenton.com/">Edenton</A>, and <A HREF="http://www.elizcity.com/">Elizabeth City</A> --one of the "Top 100 Small Towns in the US." <P> <IMG BORDER=0 HSPACE=5 ALIGN=LEFT SRC="graphics/bldg01.jpg" ALT="Visitor Center"> It is located little over an hour away from Colonial Williamsburg, VA, and North Carolina’s beautiful <A HREF="http://www.outerbanks.com/">Outer Banks</A>, approximately four hours from Washington, DC, two hours from Richmond, VA, and less than an hour from Virginia Beach. Travelers on Highway 17 in North Carolina enjoy lovely historic towns, such as <A HREF="http://www.newbern.com/">New Bern</A> and <A HREF="http://www.wilmington-nc.com/">Wilmington</A>.  <A HREF="http://www.myrtlebeach-sc.com/">Myrtle Beach</A>, SC, is six hours south of the Center. <BR> <FONT SIZE=+1>.......... <B><A HREF="http://www.icw-net.com/DSCwelcome/dscw02.htm">more about facilities & services</A></B> </FONT></FONT> </TD></TR></TABLE>  <BR> <TABLE WIDTH=600 BORDER=0 CELLPADDING=1 CELLSPACING=0 BGCOLOR="#F7F7F7"> <TR><TD ALIGN=CENTER><B><FONT SIZE=3 FACE=ARIAL><NOBR>Passenger Airports Serving</NOBR><BR> Northeastern North Carolina</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD>.      <Font SIZE=2><A HREF="http://www.icw-net.com/cgi-bin/db?dbentry=1airstg&key=2&search=Top&key2=9&search2=279&hpp=10&pg=1">Closest ''Top 100'' US Airports ONLY</A></FONT></TD></TR> <TR><TD>.      <Font SIZE=4><A HREF="http://www.icw-net.com/cgi-bin/db?dbentry=1airstg&key=2&search=Major&key2=9&search2=279&hpp=10&pg=1">MAJOR</A></FONT></TD></TR> <TR><TD>.      <Font SIZE=2><A HREF="http://www.icw-net.com/cgi-bin/db?dbentry=1airstg&key=9&search=279&hpp=10&pg=1">List ALL</A></FONT></TD></TR> <TR><TD><HR></TD></TR> <TR><TD>.      <Font SIZE=2>List <A HREF="http://www.icw-net.com/cgi-bin/db?dbentry=1airstg&key=8&search=NC&hpp=10&pg=1">ALL North Carolina</A> Airports in Datbase</FONT></TD></TR> <TR><TD>.      <Font SIZE=2>List <A HREF="http://www.icw-net.com/cgi-bin/db?dbentry=1airstg&key=8&search=VA&hpp=10&pg=1">ALL Virginia</A> Airports in Database</FONT></TD></TR> </TABLE>  <P> <B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#330099" FACE="Arial,Geneva,Helvetica"><A HREF="http://www.albemarle-nc.com/gates/greatdismal/">The Great Dismal Swamp: A History</A></FONT></B> </CENTER> <P> <CENTER> <A HREF="http://www.icw-net.com/info/"><IMG BORDER=0 SRC="http://www.icw-net.com/elements/tag-info.gif"></A>     <A HREF="http://www.icw-net.com/"><IMG BORDER=0 SRC="http://www.icw-net.com/elements/tag-icwn.gif"></A> </CENTER> <CENTER><H3><A HREF="http://www.icw-net.com">ICW-NET<FONT SIZE="-1"> ®</FONT></A> </H3> </CENTER> </BODY> </HTML>