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The Okefenokee Association in Waycross, supported by the Chamber of Commerce and the newspaper, arranged a meeting in Waycross on March 12 to support the congressional efforts. Gov. Hardeman announced his support of the Okefenokee Plan. A number of dignitaries were invited to the meeting and motion pictures of Okefenokee scenes were shown by Peter S. Twitty. The. meeting appears to have generated considerable editorial support in area newspapers, including the Quitman Free Press and the Brunswick Pilot. But the movement soon lost momentum as conflicting interest groups jumped on the bandwagon.

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Floyds Island 1838, Hebard Cabin 1925, Okefenokee Swamp
1 January 1925
  
The Okefenokee Association in Waycross, supported by the Chamber of Commerce and the newspaper, arranged a meeting in Waycross on March 12 to support the congressional efforts. Gov. Hardeman announced his support of the Okefenokee Plan. A number of dignitaries were invited to the meeting and motion pictures of Okefenokee scenes were shown by Peter S. Twitty. The. meeting appears to have generated considerable editorial support in area newspapers, including the Quitman Free Press and the Brunswick Pilot. But the movement soon lost momentum as conflicting interest groups jumped on the bandwagon.
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