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VA 4. Chickahominy Swamp. Acreage: 10,000 to 14,000. 



Location: Henrico, Hanover, and New Kent counties; Seven Pines, Richmond, 

 Ouinton, and Yellow Tavern quadrangles. Nearest city, Richmond; reached via 

 1-64, 1-95, U.S. 60, and 360. 



Description: Extensive wooded swamps along the unpolluted Chickahominy 

 River fed by clear streams flowing from the rolling upland. 



References: Richmond Regional Open Space and Recreational Plan for the 

 Richmond Region Planning Commission, 1015 E. Main, Richmond, Va. 23200. 



Encroachments: Urbanization of the counties, industrial development of the 

 river, and timbering. 



Ownership: Private. Proposed as a state park by the Richmond Regional Open 

 Space and Recreational Plan. 



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

 States Bldg., 7th and Main Streets, Richmond, Va. 23200. 



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