Show great dismal swamp the great dismal swamp is a tract of marshy land in sout southeastern heasto virginia and northeastern north carolina it begins a short distance south of norfolk va extends 0 I 1 southward about 30 miles and ana embraces a total area of some square miles the swamp original sa s1 ly contained a an n area of a bout about 2200 aw square miles but much of it has as been reclaimed and placed under d cultivation near its center is law lake miles in da ua drummond about two ameter |