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The Great Cypress Swamp (also known as Great Pocomoke Swamp, Cypress Swamp, or Big Cypress Swamp), is a forested freshwater swamp located on the Delmarva Peninsula in south Delaware and southeastern Maryland. As of 2000, it is the largest contiguous forest on the Delmarva Peninsula.[1] Located at {{coord|38|29|N|75|18|W |type:waterbody_region:US_source:enwiki-plaintext-parser |display=inline,title}}, it is one of the northernmost of the Bald Cypress swamps common in the southeastern United States (Battle Creek Cypress Swamp in Calvert County, Maryland is slightly further north, but much smaller). It covers about {{convert|50|mi2}}, mostly in southern Sussex County, Delaware. It is the source of the Pocomoke River, which flows south, and Pepper Creek, which flows northeast. HistoryThe swamp once yielded much cypress timber. Through overharvesting and a disastrous peat fire in 1930, much of its vegetation was destroyed. One of the fires burned for eight months, leading it to deemed "Burnt Swamp" by local residents.[2] In 1980, Joe Biden, at the request of environmentalists, proposed that the swamp be made into a National Park; this plan was met with resistance from local residents concerned of being overwhelmed with large numbers of visitors. When representative Tom Carper revisited the idea of creating a national park in Delaware in 2004, the Cypress Swamp was not considered because of these concerns.[3] The non-profit organization Delaware Wild Lands manages the swamp and has undertaken efforts to replant bald cypress trees there.[4] Ecological valueBirdsThe swamp is home to 73 breeding species of birds. The most abundant species in the swamp are the worm-eating warbler and brown-headed cowbird. The swamp also contains two regionally rare species, Swainson's warbler and black-throated green warbler.[1] eBird has records of at least 94 species observed in the swamp, including some found during migration which do not breed there.[5] See also
References1. ^1 {{cite journal|jstor=3858646|author=Christopher M. Heckscher| title=Forest-Dependent Birds of the Great Cypress (North pocomoke) Swamp: Species Composition and Implications for Conservation| work=Northeastern Naturalist|volume=7| number=2| year=2000| pages=113–130}} 2. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/18/AR2006051800495_pf.html|title=Searching for the Last Vestiges of Quiet| work=Washington Post|date=May 19, 2006}} 3. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2004-03-16-delaware-national-parks_x.htm|title=In search of a national park| work=USA Today|date=March 16, 2004}} 4. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.americanfarm.com/Poultry%203-18-03%202.html|author=Sharon Morgan|title=Chip West Del. farm among the nation’s best|publisher=American Farm Publications|date=March 18, 2003}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://ebird.org/ebird/GuideMe?step=saveChoices&getLocations=hotspots&parentState=US-DE&bMonth=01&bYear=1900&eMonth=12&eYear=2009&reportType=location&hotspots=L749058&hotspots=L284576&continue.x=21&continue.y=13&continue=Continue|publisher=eBird, Ithaca, New York|year=2009|title=Bird Observations| work=eBird|accessdate=June 6, 2009}} External links
|url=http://www.bartleby.com/69/52/C12652.html |title=Cypress Swamp |publisher=The Columbia Gazetteer of North America |year=2000 |accessdate=2008-01-06 }}
|url=http://www.dnr.state.md.us/naturalresource/spring2005/parkticulars.asp |title=The Great Cypress Swamp at Pokomoe River Park |first=Christina |last=Holden |publisher=The Maryland Natural Resource |date=Spring 2005 |accessdate=2008-01-06 }}
|url=http://www.hometownlocator.com/State/DisplayStateFeatures.cfm?FeatureType=swamp&StateCode=MD |title=Maryland Swamps |publisher=HomeTownLocator |accessdate=2008-01-06 }} 5 : Swamps of Delaware|Swamps of Maryland|Landforms of Wicomico County, Maryland|Landforms of Worcester County, Maryland|Landforms of Sussex County, Delaware |
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