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<blockquote data-quote="Jogeephus" data-source="post: 1407017" data-attributes="member: 4362"><p>This is about 50 miles north of Valdosta. Don't think there was much here for anyone to care much about. Still isn't. What I was told is the confederate draft dodgers holed up on this "island" to keep from having to fight in the war. I was told by several people that at one time there were nearly a hundred people living at a camp somewhere in here. Coincidently, Jefferson Davis was captured within 10 miles of this spot which poses an interesting thought. I don't know if any of this is any more than local lore but I've heard it from several people and do plan on rooting around and seeing what I can find. Its a tough place to get to and it has very unique topography and if you aren't careful you can easily get lost and its pretty vast.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>So far I haven't seen any snakes. There are some gators. Plenty of biting insects. What struck me were the amount of crawfish in some of the sloughs. You can stand and watch literally hundreds swimming around. Mostly small ones but I plan on setting some crawfish traps and seeing what I can catch. I just dread the walk but if I can fill some traps it will be well worth the effort.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jogeephus, post: 1407017, member: 4362"] This is about 50 miles north of Valdosta. Don't think there was much here for anyone to care much about. Still isn't. What I was told is the confederate draft dodgers holed up on this "island" to keep from having to fight in the war. I was told by several people that at one time there were nearly a hundred people living at a camp somewhere in here. Coincidently, Jefferson Davis was captured within 10 miles of this spot which poses an interesting thought. I don't know if any of this is any more than local lore but I've heard it from several people and do plan on rooting around and seeing what I can find. Its a tough place to get to and it has very unique topography and if you aren't careful you can easily get lost and its pretty vast. So far I haven't seen any snakes. There are some gators. Plenty of biting insects. What struck me were the amount of crawfish in some of the sloughs. You can stand and watch literally hundreds swimming around. Mostly small ones but I plan on setting some crawfish traps and seeing what I can catch. I just dread the walk but if I can fill some traps it will be well worth the effort. [/QUOTE]
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