WHAT IT’S ABOUT The Great Dismal Swamp, now a national wildlife refuge, lies on the border of North Carolina with Virginia, and extends south from Norfolk. Thousands of escaped slaves fled here from ...

Anthropologists have been researching maroons (African-Americans who permanently escaped enslavement) and other communities in the Great Dismal Swamp's approximately 200 square miles of densely wooded ...

FOLKSTON, Ga.—The world’s smallest heron hops from blade to blade in a patch of tall grass, testing its footing above the dark water as it searches for an evening meal. “This was already worth the ...

It’s the closest thing to a clearing of dry land that can be found in the deep interior of the Great Dismal Swamp. Less than 20 acres of ground where the dense, shallow roots of tall beech trees help ...

Here's how to plan a visit to Georgia's Okefenokee Swamp. Set at the headwaters of the Suwannee and St. Marys rivers in southeastern Georgia, the Okefenokee Swamp is not only one of America’s most ...

Graduate student Karl Austin and archaeologist Dan Sayers carefully remove soil in tiny increments to reveal traces of a cabin used by escaped slaves in the Great Dismal Swamp. I thread my legs into ...

The Great Dismal Swamp landscape, then and now -- Alienation: a foundational concept -- The architecture of alienation in modern history -- The documented Great Dismal Swamp, 1585-1860 -- Scission ...

At the Swamp Rose Co-Op in Silver Spring, Maryland, staffers guide plant lovers who may want to start with part of a garden ...

Visitors come to New Orleans for the food, music, and culture, but many also want to experience the swamps and wetlands ...