The entrance to Okefenokee Swamp Park near Waycross, Georgia, USA in 1968. The Okefenokee Swamp is the most extensive blackwater swamp in North America and covers over 438,000 acres. The entrance architecture is modernist in style and features a ‘cartoon’ alligator on the top. This image is from an old American amateur Kodak colour transparency – a vintage 1960s photograph.


The entrance to Okefenokee Swamp Park near Waycross, Georgia, USA in 1968. The Okefenokee Swamp is the most extensive blackwater swamp in North America and covers over 438,000 acres. The entrance architecture is modernist in style and features a ‘cartoon’ alligator on the top. Visitors can experience the Okefenokee via boat tours, extensive nature boardwalks, wildlife shows, live animal exhibits, wildlife and cultural displays. During the late 19th and early 20th centuries loggers and turpentine workers harvested the Okefenokee’s resources. This image is from an old American amateur Kodak colour transparency. It will look soft and grainy if used at too large a size – a vintage 1960s photograph.


Size: 3248px × 2178px
Location: Okefenokee Swamp Park near Waycross, Georgia, USA
Photo credit: © M&N / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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