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The Nariva Swamp is the largest freshwater wetland in Trinidad and Tobago and has been designated a Wetland of International Importance under the Ramsar Convention. The swamp is located on the east coast of Trinidad, immediately inland from the Manzanilla Bay through Biche and covers over 60 square kilometres (23 mi 2). The Nariva Swamp is ...
The English (and their Narragansett and Mohegan allies) drove the Pequot from their homes in the wake of the Mystic massacre in May 1637. Fleeing westward along the Connecticut coastline, the Pequot arrived in Sasqua Village, present-day Fairfield, where they sought refuge with the Sasquas Indians, a tribe of some 200 members.
In doing so President Reagan used the now famous phrase, "Drain the swamp". [1] The focus was on eliminating waste and inefficiency in the US Federal government. The head of the commission, businessman J. Peter Grace , [ 2 ] asked the members of that commission to "Be bold and work like tireless bloodhounds, don't leave any stone unturned in ...
An illustrated children's book, Deep in the Swamp by Donna M. Bateman (2007), describes the plant and animals of the Okefenokee Swamp. [ 25 ] 3AM at the Border of the Marsh from Okefenokee is a title of one of the songs recorded by the band Tangerine Dream on their 1976 album Stratosfear .
The Asian swamp eel (Monopterus albus), also known as rice eel, ricefield eel, rice paddy eel [3] or white rice-field eel, [1] is a commercially important air-breathing species of fish in the family Synbranchidae. It occurs in East and Southeast Asia, where it is commonly sold and eaten throughout the region.
Choot'Em Angry Swamp (also known merely as Angry Swamp), is an arcade-style game featuring Troy Landry, and is available for Apple, [15] Android Google Play [16] and Kindle Amazon. [ 17 ] The self-titled Swamp People (also known as The Swamp People Game ), is a hunting simulation game, and is available for Apple [ 18 ] and Android-supported ...
ValuJet Airlines Flight 592 was a regularly scheduled flight from Miami to Atlanta.On May 11, 1996, the ValuJet Airlines McDonnell Douglas DC-9 operating the route crashed into the Everglades about 10 minutes after departing Miami as a result of a fire in the cargo compartment probably caused by mislabeled and improperly stored hazardous cargo.
Donald Henry Gaskins was born in Florence County, South Carolina, to Eulea Parrott. [10] He was the last in a string of Parrott's illegitimate children. Gaskins was small for his age and immediately gained the nickname "Pee Wee."