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VA 11. Nottoway River Swampland. Acreage: 5000 to 10,000. 



O Location: Southampton and Sussex counties; Franklin, Courtland, Capron, 



Vicksville, Sebrell, Littleton, and Sussex 7.5' quadrangles. Nearest city, 

 Franklin; reached via U.S. 460 and Rt. 35. 



Description: This area contains an abundance of cypress. It is navigable by 

 canoe approximately 40 miles upstream from Franklin, but only during high 

 water. Game fish are abundant; small-mouth bass are caught in some reaches of 

 the river. The water is clear and not discolored from any natural element found 

 along the shores. 



Encroachments: Timbering enterprises now in the area. 



Ownership: Multiple private ownership. 



Data source: R. G. Gibbons, State of Virginia, Division of Parks, 501 Southern 

 States Bldg., 7th and Main Sts., Richmond, Va. 23219. 



