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 <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 “Okefenokee” originates. Okefenokee means “Land of the Trembling Earth” 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>
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