United States, Georgia, Ware County, 31.05363, -82.42368Geoff L. Johnson2018-08-05The swamp's distinctive ecosystem is the subject of legends, tall tales, and personal experience narratives about bears, alligators, and encounters with the natural world.Photograph of a small alligator swimming through the diverse flora growing in the Okefenokee Swamp in Ware County, Georgia. The Okefenokee Swamp covers more than 700 square miles of southeast Georgia and northwest Florida.image/jpeghttp://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/geography-environment/human-history-okefenokee-swamphttp://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/okefenokee-swamp-folkloreForms part of: New Georgia Encyclopediahttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/geography-environment/human-history-okefenokee-swamphttp://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/okefenokee-swamp-folkloreForms part of: New Georgia EncyclopediaPhotograph by Geoff L. JohnsonOkefenokee Swamp (Ga. and Fla.)Swamps--Georgia--Ware CountyGrasses--Georgia--Ware CountyWater lilies--Georgia--Ware CountyCypress--Georgia--Ware CountyTrees--Georgia--Ware CountyFlowers--Georgia--Ware CountyOkefenokee SwampStillImage