Altamaha River

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Kayakers paddle down a stretch of the Altamaha River. The river played an integral role in the county's timber industry during the early nineteenth century as a means for transporting logs to the coast.

Courtesy of Explore Georgia, Photograph by Ralph Daniel.

Altamaha River

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