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Great Dismal Swamp, Virginia and North Carolina

The Great Dismal Swamp is a wildlife refuge that spans more than 112,000 acres across Virginia and North Carolina. The habitat is mostly forest, although there are also marshes and a large lake, Lake Drummond, where people fish and boat. At the Underground Railroad Education Pavilion, visitors can learn about the swamp’s place in US history, as it provided a hiding spot for enslaved people escaping to freedom. Warblers (small songbirds) are common in the area, and 96 species of butterflies (such as the green Hessel’s Hairstreak, found only in white cedar swamps) have been spotted.…

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