Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge

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Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge

wildlife preserve, Georgia, United States

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Okefenokee Swamp
…were set aside as the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, with headquarters at Waycross, Georgia. The swamp’s name probably is derived from the Seminole Indian word for “trembling earth,” so-called because of the floating islands of the swamp.
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…were set aside as the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, with headquarters at Waycross, Georgia. The swamp’s name probably is derived from the Seminole Indian word for “trembling earth,” so-called because of the floating islands of the swamp.
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