Why is the Okefenokee Swamp important in Georgia's development?

I am surprised you would ask such a question. A swamp is made of water: you can't live there. You have a hole in the state right were you would like to put some businesses to serve travelers to and from Florida. The drainage makes a river 250 miles long so you have to build bridges to cross it. And you can't drain the swamp because then you would have a dead hole instead of a watery hole.

Go to images.google.com and see what you see. Go to google.com and search "Okefenokee Swamp" and see what you see. Go to video.google.com and search for "Okefenokee Swamp" and see what you see.