Folkston

Folkston is best known within Georgia for the Folkston Funnel, a rail junction where CSX freight traffic gives the town an outsized place on the map for train enthusiasts. Set in Charlton County, it lies just east of the Okefenokee Swamp, an immense wetland of cypress, marsh and wildlife protected in large part by Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. The public railfan platform beside the tracks makes Folkston’s railway identity especially visible, while nearby roads lead toward the refuge and the flat pine country of southeast Georgia. Folkston is also the county seat, connecting its railroad character with the civic life of this rural area near Florida. View additional webcams nearby to better understand how Folkston relates to the wetlands and pine flatwoods of southeast Georgia.

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