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Old 05-21-2014, 05:37 PM
 
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Hard to say one for sure. Lots of good places mentioned here. Mackinaw Island in Michigan is the only place in the US where wolves have never been hunted since it became part of the US so that seems like it should be considered as well.

Everglades, Okeefenokee Swamp, and possibly some bayous are pretty well preserved in their natural state. Okeefenokee in particular stands out as they tried to dig a canal to drain the thing, and eventually gave up due to the cost and difficulty. The "land" there is mostly floating islands.
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Old 05-21-2014, 05:52 PM
 
Location: New York NY
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Northern Maine definitely seems untouched by human hands, as do parts of the Adirondacks in upstate New York
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Old 05-21-2014, 07:34 PM
 
Location: LBC
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Old 05-21-2014, 08:47 PM
 
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Wildest: many parts of the western U.S (including the western Great Plains).

Outside of the traditional "West" I'd say it's northern Maine, Minnesota, Michigan, and possibly the Everglades in Florida.
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Old 05-21-2014, 08:51 PM
 
Location: Savannah GA
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I'm guessing he's talking about the least populated/developed.

In our neck of the woods, that title goes to the Okefenokee Swamp area in far Southeast Georgia.

In all my 23 years (no, that's not my age) of living in the state of Georgia, I have never been there, but I have seen the stats. I need to get off the computer and check it out at some point. LOL
I've been there. It's freaky and fascinating! Interesting facts: The Okefenokee was formed thousands of years ago when sea water got trapped behind ancient sand dunes (or a barrier island) as the oceans receded. To this day, these elevated "dunes" form the eastern boundary of the swamp and keep the water contained. The swamp has no natural in-flow, but is instead filled by natural springs and rainwater. The famous Suwanee River originates in the swamp and drains 90 percent of its 685 square miles into the Gulf of Mexico. For many years, the swamp was logged for cypress wood and several abandoned mining towns and railroad lines still exist well into its interior. The swamp was so isolated and remote that the ancestors of early swamp settlers still spoke Elizabethan English well into the 20th century.

The Altahama River in Georgia would be a close second -- "America's Amazon."

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Old 05-21-2014, 09:29 PM
 
Location: Florida
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Definitely the northern section of Maine. Practically no one lives there and there's virtually no development whatsoever. No interstate highways either. Just a few U.S. highways.
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Old 05-21-2014, 10:50 PM
 
Location: Savannah, GA
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I've been there. It's freaky and fascinating! Interesting facts: The Okefenokee was formed thousands of years ago when sea water got trapped behind ancient sand dunes (or a barrier island) as the oceans receded. To this day, these elevated "dunes" form the eastern boundary of the swamp and keep the water contained. The swamp has no natural in-flow, but is instead filled by natural springs and rainwater. The famous Suwanee River originates in the swamp and drains 90 percent of its 685 square miles into the Gulf of Mexico. For many years, the swamp was logged for cypress wood and several abandoned mining towns and railroad lines still exist well into its interior. The swamp was so isolated and remote that the ancestors of early swamp settlers still spoke Elizabethan English well into the 20th century.

The Altahama River in Georgia would be a close second -- "America's Amazon."
Have you ever heard of the trail ridge? It's a naturally formed ridge that extends south for 130 miles into Florida. An ancient barrier beach was many miles offshore during the last Ice Age; now the top of the ridge is close to 160 feet above sea level. Native Americans and early European settlers once used the ridge as a natural trail. The Okefenokee is actually just west of the trail ridge.

Whenever I have some extra time down there, I want to find out where the actual ridge is. That would be cool to find amongst the vast flatness of SE Georgia. .....Yeah, I guess I'm a nerd for this.
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Old 05-22-2014, 02:29 PM
 
Location: Milwaukee
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East of the Mississippi, northern Maine/Upper Michigan/Northern Minnesota. There are true wildernesses in these regions, like Voyageurs & Maine North Woods & Huron Mountains, and they take up a good chunk of territory. You can practically throw a dart at most areas of the West and find wilderness.

I guess MN is technically west of the Mississippi, but its headwaters are there and parts of the state are east, and parts west, so I'm including it.
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Old 05-22-2014, 02:38 PM
 
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The Wind River mountains of Wyoming have got to be high on the list.

In parts of Nevada you may as well be on another planet.
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Old 05-22-2014, 05:02 PM
 
Location: Brew City
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Definitely the northern section of Maine. Practically no one lives there and there's virtually no development whatsoever. No interstate highways either. Just a few U.S. highways.
I'm pretty sure parts of Northern Maine aren't even connected the the American electrical grid. I think they have to get their power from Canada because it's too far from the closest connection to the Eastern US Grid.
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