• Okefenokee Swamp Park Facilities - Waycross GA
    The Okefenokee Swamp had long been a site of habitation in southern Georgia. According to the New Georgia Encyclopedia, "An all-black unit of the Civilian Conservation Corps was transferred to the refuge, and between 1937 and 1941 they developed facilities there, which are still in use today. Designating the Okefenokee a wildlife refuge preserved the swamp but drove out its residents. Swamp dwellers were told they could no longer kill bears and wildcats in order to protect their livestock. The residents found it impossible to support themselves, and over time they moved away. All residents were likely gone by 1958....
  • Post Office and Courthouse Extension - Waycross GA
    U.S. Post Office and Court House (1935) Completed in 1913. Architect: Lucius D. Allen Extension completed in 1935. Supervising Architect of extension: Louis A. Simon The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia met here from 1926 until 1975. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, but currently vacant.