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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]
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.
Roughly bounded by the Apalachicola River, Apalachicola Bay, and 17th and Jefferson Streets 29°43′42″N 84°59′31″W / 29.728333°N 84.991944°W / 29.728333; -84.991944 ( Apalachicola Historic
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You can even arrive by boat and dock at the restaurant or grab the water shuttle from their sister restaurant Cowfish. 43 Canoe Place Rd., Hampton Bays; 631-594-3544 or rumbahamptonbays.com 7.
The Apalachicola Maritime Museum is a 501(c)(3) organization founded to celebrate and preserve the maritime history of Apalachicola in the form of a maritime museum, active sailing, boat building and restoration programs, educational programs and stewardship of ecosystems in the Apalachicola Chattahoochee Flint River System, the Apalachicola Bay and the Gulf Coastal regions which rely upon ...
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.
The Apalachicola Historic District is a U.S. historic district in Apalachicola, Florida. It is bounded by the Apalachicola River , Apalachicola Bay , 17th and Jefferson Streets, encompasses approximately 4600 acres (19 km 2 ), [ citation needed ] and contains 652 historic buildings.