Okefenokee Swamp, "land of trembling earth," spans the Georgia-Florida border in the low-relief sedimentary terrain of southeast Georgia and northeast Florida. Numerous small streams feed the swamp from north and west. Trail Ridge forms the swamp's eastern boundary. Draining the swamp southward, the Saint Mary's River flows to the Atlantic Ocean, and the Suwannee River of Stephen Foster's song flows through Florida to the Gulf of Mexico. The Okefenokee's dense thickets and open marshes are home to a riot of wildlife including alligator, waterfowl, and aquatic plants. Three Georgia state parks provide access points for boat travel through the swamp.
The "offical" explanation of the Okefenokee's
formation claims that Trail Ridge trapped a body
of ocean water when sea level receded in Pleistocene
time. Detailed research suggests otherwise:
