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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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Surge warnings were posted for hundreds of miles of shoreline, from Sarasota to the sport fishing haven of Indian Pass at the western end of Apalachicola Bay.

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

The Apalachicola River was to be the dividing line between East and West Florida.

From The Old Northwest : A chronicle of the Ohio Valley and beyond by Ogg, Frederic Austin

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