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Georgia's Okefenokee Swamp is home to endangered species. Here's what to know before planning a visit to the wildlife refuge.
Because of extensive settlement and cultivation, maroonage in Virginia and the northern colonies was mostly limited to the Great Dismal Swamp ... Georgia launched a joint mission against the maroons.
“In 2004, when I started talking about large, permanent maroon settlements in the Great Dismal Swamp, most scholars thought I was nuts,” says Sayers. “They thought in terms of ...
A 10-foot alligator that mysteriously fled its “established home range” in a Georgia swamp has been found months later with its lower jaw nearly ripped off, according to researchers.
VILNIUS COUNTY, Lithuania — Recovery efforts are continuing Sunday in Lithuania to recover four U.S. soldiers based out of Georgia's Fort ... described as a "bog swamp-like area." ...
Set at the headwaters of the Suwannee and St. Marys rivers in southeastern Georgia, the Okefenokee Swamp is not only one of America’s most important ecosystems, but it's also the largest ...