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Apalachicola (/ ˌ æ p ə l æ tʃ ɪ ˈ k oʊ l ə / ⓘ AP-ə-lach-i-KOH-lə) is a city and the county seat of Franklin County, Florida, United States, [8] on the shore of Apalachicola Bay, an inlet of the Gulf of Mexico. The population was 2,341 at the 2020 census.
Location of Florida's Emerald Coast Beach in Destin. Emerald Coast, a term coined in 1983, [4] refers in general to the beaches and coastal resorts from Pensacola to Port St. Joe, [Emerald_Coast 1] but is sometimes used to refer, by extension, to the panhandle as a whole, especially west of the Apalachicola.
Franklin County is a county along the Gulf of Mexico in the panhandle of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,451, [1] making it the third-least populous county in Florida. The county seat is Apalachicola. [2]
Paddlers arriving in Apalachicola in 2021.RiverTrek's 2024 kayaking journey down the entire river from Chattahoochee to Apalachicola, is set for Oct. 23-27.
U.S. Route 98 (US 98) is a major east-west thoroughfare through the U.S. state of Florida.Spanning 670.959 miles (1,079.804 km), it connects Pensacola and the Alabama/Florida state line to the west with Palm Beach and the Atlantic coast in the east.
In 1963, eight members of the Apalachicola Chamber of Commerce gathered to figure out a way to draw more visitors to the town. [4] The idea of a seafood event was brought up, drawing inspiration from a seafood festival, "Harbor Days" which had been held in Apalachichola in 1915. [4] The Florida Seafood Festival was established in 1964. [5]
U.S. Coast Guard Archive Photo of the original 1833 Cape St. George Lighthouse, St. George Island, Florida. The first lighthouse was constructed at the west end of the island in 1833 near West Pass, which was the main entrance to the bay. Due to the shape of St. George Island a second lighthouse was constructed at the southernmost tip to better ...
The John Gorrie State Museum is a Florida State Park located in Apalachicola, a block off U.S. 98. It commemorates the man who was a pioneer in developing air conditioning, receiving the first U.S. Patent for mechanical refrigeration in 1851. The address is 46 Sixth Street.