Everglades

a marshy district in the southern part of Florida. It is from 10 to 60 miles in width and about 160 miles in length. It is for the most part a vast, grassy solitude, overflowed by water, with here and there dry hummocks varying from a few feet to a mile in extent, covered with jungles of palmetto, shrubs, and tangled vines. Long stretches of cypress swamps separate the Everglades from the sea. This region was the refuge of the Seminoles during the last struggle before their removal to Indian Territory. Fish are abundant in the sluggish streams. Deer and other game are still found in the jungles, as in the case of the great Dismal Swamp. An effort has been made, with some success, to reclaim the region for agricultural purposes. It is covered with decayed vegetation to the depth of several feet, and one day will be, no doubt, a veritable garden spot. See Florida; Deer; Dismal Swamp