Okefenokee Swamp named World Heritage site

Start of Suwannee River among top natural wonders.

The Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, the swamp in South Georgia and North Florida that spawns the Suwannee River, has been named a UNESCO World Heritage site. (Larry Woodward/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)
The Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, the swamp in South Georgia and North Florida that spawns the Suwannee River, has been named a UNESCO World Heritage site. (Larry Woodward/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)

By ROSS WILLIAMS

Georgia Recorder

The Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge is now a World Heritage site. 

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s World Heritage committ…