Ochopee in Collier County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

The Cypress Swamp

Photographed by Don Morfe, February 6, 1995

1. The Cypress Swamp Marker

Inscription. The watery forest was born from a slow-moving creek whose waters rise and fall year after year, flooding the shallow banks and then withdrawing.

Here brown waters reflect the tall trees, Spanish-moss and clouds in the sky. Alligators, birds and snakes are often seen by those who look carefully and walk quietly.

A leisurely twenty minute walk will return you to the clearing, through the woods on the right.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Environment • Waterways & Vessels.

Location. 25° 53.934′ N, 81° 19.194′ W. Marker is in Ochopee, Florida, in Collier County. It is on Tamiami Trail East (State Road 90). The marker is on the grounds of the Big Cypress National Preserve. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 33100 Tamiami Trail East, Ochopee FL 34141, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Florida’s Gulf Coast and in the Everglades. It is also in the American South and on the Gulf Coast. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Ochopee Post Office (approx. 1.4 miles away); Joanie's Blue Crab Cafe (approx. 1.6 miles away); Tamiami Trail (approx. 2.8 miles away); "Father of the Fahkahatchee" (approx. 4.4 miles away); Old Railway Depot (approx. 4.8 miles

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away); Old Collier County Courthouse (approx. 4.9 miles away); Barron G. Collier (approx. 4.9 miles away); Hurricane Wilma (approx. 4.9 miles away).

The Cypress Swamp image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, February 6, 1995

2. The Cypress Swamp

The Cypress Swamp-Alligators image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, February 6, 1995

3. The Cypress Swamp-Alligators

The Cypress Swamp-Turtle on a log image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, February 6, 1995

4. The Cypress Swamp-Turtle on a log

The Cypress Swamp-Three Turtles image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, February 6, 1995

5. The Cypress Swamp-Three Turtles

Sign at the entrance to Big Cypress National Preserve image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, February 6, 1995

6. Sign at the entrance to Big Cypress National Preserve

Credits. This page was last revised on December 27, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 26, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 491 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on December 26, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.