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• n  a large swampy area of northeast Florida and southeast Georgia

• Okefenokee Swamp

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• Even swamps affected by shutdown
  National wildlife refuges are closed due to the federal-government shutdown, including one of Georgia’s seven natural wonders — the Okefenokee Swamp, according to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service spokesman Jeff Fleming.
  Oct. 16, 2013 - Coastal Courier
• Okefenokee Festival going on despite shutdown
  A south Georgia city isn't letting the government shutdown stop its annual celebration of the Okefenokee Swamp.
  Oct. 12, 2013 - FOX 5 Atlanta
• Shutdown Won’t Stop Okefenokee Festival
  A south Georgia city isn't letting the government shutdown stop its annual celebration of the Okefenokee Swamp. Organizers of the Okefenokee Festival in Folkston say it will continue Saturday as planned, though the swamp itself will largely be off-limits to visitors. read more
  Oct. 12, 2013 - Georgia Public Broadcasting