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The secret society of the Great Dismal Swamp - Dan Sayers

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Straddling Virginia and North Carolina is an area that was once described as the “most repulsive of American possessions.” By 1728, it was known as the Great Dismal Swamp. But while many deemed it uninhabitable, recent findings suggest that a hidden society persisted in the Swamp until the mid-1800’s. So, who lived there? And what happened to them? Dan Sayers uncovers a lost civilization.

It was around the turn of the ______________ that the social world of the swamp and its interior communities changed dramatically because of the encroachment of canal and lumber companies.

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Meet The Creators

  • Educator Dan Sayers
  • Director Tomás Pichardo-Espaillat
  • Narrator Addison Anderson
  • Music Cem Misirlioglu
  • Sound Designer Cem Misirlioglu
  • Director of Production Gerta Xhelo
  • Editorial Director Alex Rosenthal
  • Producer Bethany Cutmore-Scott
  • Script Editor Iseult Gillespie
  • Editorial Producer Cella Wright
  • Fact-Checker Jennifer Nam

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