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The Murky History of America’s Swamps – Guest Speaker Series
April 16 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
History Program: Guest Speaker Series!
Forgotten Landscapes, “The Murky History of America’s Swamps”,
presented by Guest Speaker, Dr. Anthony E. Carlson.
Thursday, April 16, 2026, 5:00pm.
Location: Bill Yowell Conference Center, Warrior Hall.
Doors open at 4:45pm.
Book signing to follow Dr. Carlson’s presentation!
Presentation: Wetlands–particularly swamps–have long served as submerged crossroads for human communities, migratory waterfowl, and wildlife. The contested, evolving meanings and beliefs about these landscapes led Americans to demand their drainage and settlement, transforming a formerly wet continent into a dry agricultural colossus.