Waterwood

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Waterwood is the name used by the locals of Fayette County, Georgia, to describe a swamp approximately 4 acres in area. The swampish area is located .47 miles northeast of Inman Road. The area was discovered and named by wandering locals in the summer of 2000. To date, the swamp has been visited well over a dozen times by curious locals. The swamp's origins are unknown, and it is expected to remain in its present location indefinitely.

[edit] Wildlife

Waterwood is home to a stunning variety of flora and fauna. The following animals have been observed within its protected borders since its discovery: white-tailed deer, split-fin minnow, honeybee, great horned owl, bluejay, black rat snake, water mocassin, copperhead snake. Waterwood is also home to many species of semi-aquatic shrubs, including blue-lance and river crowns. The area is full of trees drowned during the swamp's forming. The trees have fallen to form bridges traversing the entire area. The trees decaying in the swamp's water results in the water taking in on a color similar to dark tea. The water is also rich in nutrients, allowing it to support a large population of microscopic life forms.

[edit] Superstitions

The locals in the Fayette County area have several superstitions concerning Waterwood and the surrounding wooded areas. One is that the area is frequented by the Bigfoot. There have been several reports over the last 5 years of odd sounding yells in the night, and the sounds of sticks being thwacked on thick trees. As suddenly as the noises come, they go. Another superstition is the belief that in the swamp itself, the dead trees rearrange themselves to form different natural bridges. This is said to happen between each visit the locals make. This has neither been confirmed nor denied.

References : Karlyle, James. "Fayette County Oposunt 2002". Copyright 2002. Routon Publishing, Beaufort, Sc.