Okefenokee Swamp

The roughly 438,000-acre Okefenokee, one of North America's largest intact freshwater wetlands, is a peat-bog refuge whose tannin-darkened waters feed the Suwannee and St. Marys rivers and shelter alligators, cranes, and rare flora.

Okefenokee Swamp is a historical marker in Folkston, Charlton County, erected in 1954. It is one of 7 historical markers documented in Charlton County, among 37 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 30.8306, -82.0101 near Folkston. The nearest cataloged historic site is Mizell, William, Sr., House (historic place), about 0.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include Center Village or Centerville, Charlton County, and Charlton County Courthouse.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.