Okefenokee Swamp

Historical marker location:

Waycross, Georgia

( Marker is at the intersection of Memorial Drive (U.S. 1) and Corridon Z (U.S. 82), in the median on Memorial Drive.)

Marker installed: 1954

13 mi.

In 1958, Georgia became the first state to lower the voting age from 21 to 18, although this was later overturned by the Supreme Court.