Okaloacoochee Slough State Forest lies mostly within Hendry County, with a section located in Collier County. The state forest was purchased under the Conservation and Recreation Lands (CARL) program using Preservation 2000 and Save Our Rivers funds.he Okaloacoochee Slough, the forest's namesake, is a 32,370-acre pristine slough that is oriented north-south through the forest.
Sweden's large army of the time were paid entirely in copper currency, further issued in large numbers by Gustavus II to finance his war against Ferdinand II of Germany.
Copper got its name from the word âCuprumâ, which is the Latin name of Cyprus, the largest site of copper mining during the time of Roman Empire. The symbol Cu is also derived from there. Until 1982, US penny was made from 95% copper and 5% zinc.