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WAYCROSS, Ga. — The most famous resident of Okefenokee Swamp Park — an alligator that attracted the stares of tourists for decades — will be immortalized nearly a year after his death. Oscar’s skeleton will be put on display like a museum dinosaur. The 14-foot, 1,000-pound alligator had roamed the swamp since the park opened in 1946. As his bones show, Oscar was a tough customer, surviving a shotgun blast to the face, at least three bullet wounds, broken bones and arthritis. Gators have been known to live for decades, and by some estimates, Oscar was a particularly ancient 95 to 100 years old when he died last summer.
