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Place Name
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Apalachicola
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Pronunciation
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ap-pah-lach-i-KO-LAH
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Place Status (Type)
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city
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Capital Of
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Franklin County
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Population
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2,602 (1990)
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Location
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Franklin County, Florida (FL), United States, North America
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Latitude
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29°43'N
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Longitude
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84°59'W
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Apalachicola
(ap-pah-lach-i-KO-LAH), city (
2 sq mi/5.2 sq km; 1990 pop.
2,602),  Franklin co., NW Fla.,
c.65 mi/105 km SW of Tallahassee, on
Apalachicola Bay (bridged here), at mouth of Apalachicola R.; 29°43'N
84°59'W. Port of entry and fishing center (oysters, shrimp); exports
lumber, naval stores, crushed oyster shells; mfg. of fish meal and oil,
seafood canning. Civil War blockade ended city's position as a leading
cotton-shipping port after 1830. Monument here commemorates J. W.
Gorrie, who invented ice-making process (1845). Founded c.1820, inc.
1838.
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