Okefenokee Swamp

Linked to Human History of the Okefenokee Swamp

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The swamp's distinctive ecosystem is the subject of legends, tall tales, and personal experience narratives about bears, alligators, and encounters with the natural world.

Courtesy of Explore Georgia, Photograph by Geoff L. Johnson.

Okefenokee Swamp

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