
Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge, North Carolina
After an attempt in the early 1900's to empty Lake Mattamuskeet for farming land, the 50,180-acre tract of land was established as the Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge in 1934.

After an attempt in the early 1900's to empty Lake Mattamuskeet for farming land, the 50,180-acre tract of land was established as the Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge in 1934.