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The Best Attractions In White Springs

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White Springs is a town in Hamilton County, Florida, United States, on the Suwannee River. The population was 777 at the 2010 census, down from 819 at the 2000 census. Home of the annual Florida Folk Festival, it is a tourist destination noted for historic charm, antique shops and river recreation.
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  • 1. Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park White Springs
    Stephen Collins Foster , known as the father of American music, was an American songwriter known primarily for his parlor and minstrel music. Foster wrote over 200 songs; among his best-known are Oh! Susanna, Hard Times Come Again No More, Camptown Races, Old Folks at Home , My Old Kentucky Home, Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair, Old Black Joe, and Beautiful Dreamer. Many of his compositions remain popular more than 150 years after he wrote them. His compositions are thought to be autobiographical. He has been identified as the most famous songwriter of the nineteenth century and may be the most recognizable American composer in other countries. His compositions are sometimes referred to as childhood songs because they have been included in the music curriculum of early education. Most of ...
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  • 2. Big Shoals State Park White Springs
    Big Cypress National Preserve is a United States National Preserve located in southern Florida, about 45 miles west of Miami on the Atlantic coastal plain. The 720,000-acre Big Cypress, along with Big Thicket National Preserve in Texas, became the first national preserves in the United States National Park System when they were established on October 11, 1974. In 2008, Florida film producer Elam Stoltzfus featured the preserve in a PBS documentary.
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  • 3. Okefenokee Swamp Park Waycross
    The Okefenokee Swamp is a shallow, 438,000-acre , peat-filled wetland straddling the Georgia–Florida line in the United States. A majority of the swamp is protected by the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge and the Okefenokee Wilderness. The Okefenokee Swamp is considered to be one of the Seven Natural Wonders of Georgia. The Okefenokee is the largest blackwater swamp in North America. The swamp was designated a National Natural Landmark in 1974.
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  • 5. Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge Folkston
    The Okefenokee Swamp is a shallow, 438,000-acre , peat-filled wetland straddling the Georgia–Florida line in the United States. A majority of the swamp is protected by the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge and the Okefenokee Wilderness. The Okefenokee Swamp is considered to be one of the Seven Natural Wonders of Georgia. The Okefenokee is the largest blackwater swamp in North America. The swamp was designated a National Natural Landmark in 1974.
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  • 7. Manatee Springs State Park Chiefland
    Manatee Springs State Park is a Florida State Park located six miles west of Chiefland on SR 320, off US 19. Manatee Spring is a first magnitude spring that flows directly into the Suwannee River by way of a short run . Present also are swamps and hardwood wetlands along the Suwannee, along with many sinkhole ponds, including one with a cave 90 feet below the ground that connects to a popular divers' destination known as the catfish hotel.
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