Post on 13-Jan-2016
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.