@georgiafactsdaily: The Okefenokee Swamp is one of the largest blackwater ecosystems in North America. Formed over thousands of years on deep peat beds, it drains slowly and behaves differently than most wetlands in the U.S. #GeorgiaFacts #Okefenokee #GeorgiaNature #HiddenGeorgia #StateHistory Okefenokee Swamp history, blackwater swamp, South Georgia wetlands, peat ecosystem, Georgia geography