10 mi. →
Okefenokee, "Land of the Trembling Earth", was named by its early inhabitants, the Seminole Indians. Acquired by the Federal Government in 1937 for a national wildlife refuge, its more than 600 square miles make it the largest preserved swampland in the country. Fed by rain, small streams and springs, the swamp is 110 to 130 feet above sea level. The pure fresh water of the Okefenokee forms the headwaters of the St. Marys and Suwanee Rivers. The St. Marys flows into the Atlantic Ocean and the Suwanee, immortalized by Stephen Collins Foster, flows into the Gulf of Mexico.HM Number | HM9IO |
---|---|
Series | This marker is part of the Georgia: Georgia Historical Society/Commission series |
Tags | |
Marker Number | 032-3 |
Year Placed | 1954 |
Placed By | Georgia Historical Commission |
Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Saturday, October 18th, 2014 at 7:07pm PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 17R E 351088 N 3394659 |
---|---|
Decimal Degrees | 30.67540000, -82.55450000 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 30° 40.524', W 82° 33.27' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 30° 40' 31.44" N, 82° 33' 16.20" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Area Code(s) | 912 |
Closest Postal Address | At or near 1-65 Barton St, Fargo GA 31631, US |
Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
Is this marker missing? Are the coordinates wrong? Do you have additional information that you would like to share with us? If so, check in.
Comments 0 comments