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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1979
Page
5
A guidebook driven tour of Four Holes Swamp in the Francis Beidler Forest describes the 10 mile boardwalk hike through a virgin tupelo gum and bald cypress stand. Visitors may glimpse prothonotary warblers, anole lizards and black water, with cypress knees and moving creeks.
Aiken County Today reports on local events and notices for Friday June 1 1979. Page 5A features community brief items, upcoming meetings and public notices affecting Aiken residents.
Francis Beidler, a 1890s lumberman who spared trees, left a vast swamp to his heirs. The National Audubon Society and the Nature Conservancy bought 3,415 acres, creating a sanctuary now managed by Audubon. A 6,500-foot boardwalk, solar heated visitors center, and a 2 dollar admission plus 50 cent youth rate attract visitors from Aiken, with a road and parking designed to minimize environmental impact.
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