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Old 09-10-2022, 11:24 AM
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Originally Posted by coffeebean View Post
I never thought of a "prairie" as an area with water. I just looked up the definition of "prairie" and the definition is "a large area of grassland". So.........I would not call a "swamp" a "prairie".
Of course, there is Evans Prairie here in The Villages. A 27 hole championship golf course is built around Evans Prairie. It is common in Florida to call wetlands and conservation areas Prairie. Prairies can be various grasses and water here in Florida and The Villages.
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