GeorgiaSouthern Forest World in Waycross is a nonprofit interpretive museum devoted to the history and science of forestry in the southeastern United States. Its exhibits trace the role of wood products from colonial America through early logging in the Okefenokee Swamp to modern tree farming, along with the region's turpentine and naval stores industries. Signature displays include a 38-foot fiberglass loblolly pine with an interior spiral staircase and a scale model of the Saturn rocket, whose construction used pine-derived products. The museum's most famous curiosity is Stuckie, a hound-type dog that became trapped and naturally mummified inside a hollow chestnut oak, discovered by loggers around 1980 and preserved on display. Set beside the Okefenokee Heritage Center, it educates visitors on the enduring economic and ecological importance of Southern forests.
Southern Forest World
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Southern Forest World is a museum in Waycross, Ware County. It is one of 40 historic sites cataloged in Ware County on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 31.2350, -82.3830 near Waycross. The nearest cataloged historic site is Kettle Creek Cemetery (cemetery), about 1.8 miles away. Others within a short drive include Lott Cemetery, Lott Cemetery, and Co. F 121st Infantry.
This record is drawn from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
Southern Forest World in Waycross is a nonprofit interpretive museum devoted to the history and science of forestry in the southeastern United States. Its exhibits trace the role of wood products from colonial America through early logging in the Okefenokee Swamp to modern tree farming, along with the region's turpentine and naval stores industries. Signature displays include a 38-foot fiberglass loblolly pine with an interior spiral staircase and a scale model of the Saturn rocket, whose construction used pine-derived products. The museum's most famous curiosity is Stuckie, a hound-type dog that became trapped and naturally mummified inside a hollow chestnut oak, discovered by loggers around 1980 and preserved on display. Set beside the Okefenokee Heritage Center, it educates visitors on the enduring economic and ecological importance of Southern forests.
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