Okefenokee swamp :

By : Abby Fielding and Angel Mills

HISTORY :

During the cretaceous geological period the region was beneath the sea.

In lodging operations beginning in 1910 and lasting a quarter of the century thousands of cypress pine read bays trees were removed the swamp.

Moved 700 miles of territory this land mass was once thought to be inhabitable .

FACTS: The Okefenokee swamp is the

largest swamp in North America.

It was presumphiously created by wave action associated with an offshore sand bar.

About 85% of the water leaving Okefenokee swamp is carried by the Suwannee river to the gulf coast to Florida.

The Okefenokee swamp is South Eastern of Georgia .

climate: Sub tropical climate rainfall is

50 inches a year .1,400 square miles of upland

water shed . Winters are short and mildNight time temps are: 28-45

degrees FDay time temps are : 55-70

degrees FSummers are very hot and

humid 83-90 F and has a heat index.

LEGENDS:Some people believed that

there were big foot sightings.This tell originated at near

the south end of Ware county.As some people were walking

thy made a startling discovery of gigantic foot prints.

Few has disappeared from the swamp which led to investigation and mystery to big foot.