NATURAL AREA INVENTORY FORM 

 (To be prepared for each site) 



Basic Information Summary Sheet 



1 . Natural Area Name : East Dismal Swamp 



2 . County : Washington 



3. Location: In the west-central section of the county about 4.5 

 air miles SSW of Roper or about 6 air-miles SE of Plymouth. 



4. Topographic quadrangle (s) : Plymouth East (1974) and Roper South 

 (1974) 



5. Size: Approximately 1630 acres, measured with grid calculator 



6. Elevation: 16-18 feet msl 



Access: From Roper, proceed southeast on SR 1125 to junction with 

 SR 1127 (unpaved) . Turn right onto SR 1127 and go south about 1.4 

 miles to first private dirt road on right (Parker Road) . Turn right 

 (west) on Parker Road and go about 1.0 mile to junction with dirt 

 road on left. Turn left (south) on this road and go about 0.5 mile 

 to junction with dirt road to the right (Washington Avenue) . Turn 

 right (west) on this road. Washington Avenue traverses the central 

 portion of the natural area. 



8. Names of investigators: J. Merrill Lynch S. Lance Peacock 



Route 2, Box 222-B P. 0. Box 6006 

 Enfield, NC 27823 Raleigh, NC 27628 



9. Date(s) of investigation: July 11, 1982 

 10. Priority rating: Medium 



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