Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge

<p>In the state of Georgia, in the Southeastern United States, the Suwannee and St. Marys rivers converge. The awe-inspiring product of this confluence is the 354,000-acre Okefenokee Swamp. Surrounding this massive wetland is the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.fws.gov/refuge/okefenokee" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge</a>, which was created in 1937 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.</p> <p>The Native American Creek (Muskegee) people are where the word &ldquo;Okefenokee&rdquo; originates. Okefenokee means &ldquo;Land of the Trembling Earth&rdquo; in their language. This refers to the unstable, peat-filled ground in the Okefenokee Swamp, which can feel soft and shake when walked on.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/something-simple/okefenokee-national-wildlife-refuge-ca10911876c7"><strong>Visit Now</strong></a></p>