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.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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