Okefenokee Swamp

Spanning some 400,000 acres of blackwater, prairie, and floating peat islands, this vast refuge took its name from a Native word often rendered 'Land of Trembling Earth,' for ground that quivers underfoot atop a network of roots.

Okefenokee Swamp is a historical marker in Waycross, Ware County, erected in 1954. It is one of 10 historical markers documented in Ware County, among 40 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 31.2071, -82.3372 near Waycross. The nearest cataloged historic site is First African Baptist Church and Parsonage (historic place), about 0.4 miles away. Others within a short drive include Hazzard Hill Cemetery, Mount Pleasant Cemetery, and Nancy Hart Highway.

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