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Apalachicola

American  
[ap-uh-lach-uh-koh-luh] / ˌæp əˌlætʃ əˈkoʊ lə /

noun

  1. a river flowing S from NW Florida into the Gulf of Mexico. 90 miles (145 km) long.


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Shannon Hartsfield, who runs a fishing boat in Apalachicola Bay along the state's panhandle, heeded the warnings, even though he lives west of where landfall was expected.

From Reuters • Aug. 29, 2023

The only honey produced comes on rivers between Savannah, Georgia and Apalachicola, Florida.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2023

In May, at an Apalachicola estuary, the researchers injected some 2000 liters of seawater enriched with lime, an alkaline powder and a primary ingredient in cement that’s derived from chalk or limestone.

From Science Magazine • Dec. 15, 2022

For $1.9 million: A 1926 Tudor Revival house in Grosse Pointe Park, Mich.; a Spanish-style home in Los Angeles; and an 1895 mansion in Apalachicola, Fla.

From New York Times • Oct. 20, 2022

Tallahassee and Apalachicola, in Florida, also carried on a brisk trade in cotton at the time of the secession.

From The Gulf and Inland Waters The Navy in the Civil War. Volume 3. by Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer)

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