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Apalachicola" comes from the Apalachicola tribe and is a combination of Hitchiti Indian words "apalahchi," meaning "on the other side," and "okli," meaning "people". In original reference to the settlement, it probably meant "people on the other side of the river."[5][6] Many inhabitants of Apalachicola, however, choose to translate the name of their town as "land of the friendly people
Historytrading post called Cottonton was located on the current site of Apalachicola. In 1827, the town was incorporated as West Point. Apalachicola received its current name in 1831, by an Act of the Legislative Council of the Territory of Florida.
Before the development of railways in the Gulf states,
Apalachicola was the third busiest port in the Gulf of
Mexico (behind New Orleans and Mobile). In the late 19th
century and early 20th century, the sponge trade, led by
Greek immigrants, was a major industry in the town.
Apalachicola is still the home port for a variety of
seafood workers, including oyster harvesters and
shrimpers. More than 90% of Florida's oyster production
is harvested from Apalachicola Bay. Every year the town
hosts the Florida Seafood Festival. The bay is well
protected by St. Vincent Island, Flag, Sand, St. George
Island, and Cape St. George Island.
Trinity Episcopal Church was incorporated by
an Act of the Legislative Council of the
Territory of
Florida on Feb 11, 1837. The building was
one of the earliest prefabricated buildings in
America. The framework was shipped by schooner
from New York and assembled in Apalachicola with
wooden pegs.
Botanist Alvan Wentworth Chapman (1809–1899) settled in Apalachicola in 1847.[citation needed] In 1860, he published his major work, Flora of the Southern United States. The former (now closed) elementary school is named in his honor. In 1849, Apalachicola physician Dr. John Gorrie (1802–1855) discovered the cold-air process of refrigeration and patented an ice machine in 1850, as the result of experiments to lower the temperatures of fever patients, laying the groundwork for modern refrigeration and air-conditioning. The city has a monument to him, and a replica of his ice machine is on display in the John Gorrie Museum. On April 3, 1862, the gunboat USS Sagamore and 186-foot (57 m) steamer USS Mercedita (relieving the USS Marion) captured Apalachicola.[9] Apalachicola is also home to the Dixie Theater[10], a professional Equity theater which is both a producing as well as presenting performance venue. It is considered the artistic center of Franklin County. Originally built in 1912, it was fully renovated beginning in 1996 and reopened in 1998. The AN Railway, formerly the Apalachicola Northern Railroad, serves the city.
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