Laura S. Walker State Park, the Glossary
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21 relations: Alligator, Bankhead–Jones Farm Tenant Act of 1937, Brantley County, Georgia, Civilian Conservation Corps, Conservation movement, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Golf course, Great blue heron, Hoboken, Georgia, Laura S. Walker, Natural history, Okefenokee Swamp, Pitcher plant, Pro shop, Recreational vehicle, State park, United States Senate, Waycross, Georgia, Works Progress Administration.
Alligator
An alligator, or colloquially gator, is a large reptile in the genus Alligator of the family Alligatoridae of the order Crocodilia.
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Bankhead–Jones Farm Tenant Act of 1937
The Bankhead–Jones Farm Tenant Act of 1937 (P.L. 75-210) was passed on July 22, 1937, and authorized acquisition by the federal government of damaged lands to rehabilitate and use them for various purposes.
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Brantley County, Georgia
Brantley County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia.
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Civilian Conservation Corps
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was a voluntary government work relief program that ran from 1933 to 1942 in the United States for unemployed, unmarried men ages 18–25 and eventually expanded to ages 17–28.
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Conservation movement
The conservation movement, also known as nature conservation, is a political, environmental, and social movement that seeks to manage and protect natural resources, including animal, fungus, and plant species as well as their habitat for the future.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882April 12, 1945), commonly known by his initials FDR, was an American politician who served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945.
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Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia, officially the State of Georgia, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States.
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Georgia Department of Natural Resources
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is an administrative agency of the U.S. state of Georgia.
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Golf course
A golf course is the grounds on which the sport of golf is played.
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Great blue heron
The great blue heron (Ardea herodias) is a large wading bird in the heron family Ardeidae, common near the shores of open water and in wetlands over most of North and Central America, as well as far northwestern South America, the Caribbean and the Galápagos Islands.
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Hoboken, Georgia
Hoboken is a city in Brantley County, Georgia, United States.
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Laura S. Walker
Laura Singleton Walker (February 28, 1861 – April 9, 1955) was an American author and conservationist.
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Natural history
Natural history is a domain of inquiry involving organisms, including animals, fungi, and plants, in their natural environment, leaning more towards observational than experimental methods of study.
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Okefenokee Swamp
The Okefenokee Swamp is a shallow, 438,000-acre (177,000 ha), peat-filled wetland straddling the Georgia–Florida line in the United States.
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Pitcher plant
Pitcher plants are several different carnivorous plants that have modified leaves known as pitfall traps—a prey-trapping mechanism featuring a deep cavity filled with digestive liquid.
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Pro shop
A pro shop is a sporting-goods shop in a public or private-membership amateur sporting activities facility, most commonly a golf course, where it is typically located in the country club building.
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Recreational vehicle
A recreational vehicle, often abbreviated as RV, is a motor vehicle or trailer that includes living quarters designed for accommodation.
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State park
State parks are parks or other protected areas managed at the sub-national level within those nations which use "state" as a political subdivision.
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United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress.
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Waycross, Georgia
Waycross is the county seat of, and only incorporated city in, Ware County in the U.S. state of Georgia.
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Works Progress Administration
The Works Progress Administration (WPA; renamed in 1939 as the Work Projects Administration) was an American New Deal agency that employed millions of jobseekers (mostly men who were not formally educated) to carry out public works projects, including the construction of public buildings and roads.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_S._Walker_State_Park
Also known as Laura S. Walker State Park and Golf Course, Walker State Park.