In this excerpt from a 1972 congressional hearing about a bill authorizing a study to determine how to protect the Great Dismal Swamp, W.E. Ashley Jr. describes the history of the swamp and recent efforts to conserve the land. Ashley was a member of the Izaak Walton League, a national conservation organization. After the study, the Great Dismal Swamp became a National Wildlife Refuge in 1974.
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