Apalachicola

Apalachicola

Apalachicola is the name given to numerous Native American settlements in the southeastern United States, after the Apalachicola tribe.

The word "Apalachicola" is variously translated as "place of the ruling people" [http://www.seminoletribe.com/culture/language.shtml] , "those people residing on the other side or shore" [http://www.flheritage.com/facts/reports/names/] , or "land of the friendly people" [http://www.baynavigator.com/BriefHistory/briefhistory2.cfm] .

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Places

*Apalachicola, Florida
*Apalachicola River
*Apalachicola Bay
*Apalachicola National Forest
*Apalachicola Municipal Airport
*Port of Apalachicola

Railroad

*Apalachicola and Alabama Railroad
*Apalachicola Northern Railroad

hips

*USS "Apalachicola" (YTB-767), a tugboat in the United States Navy.

References

DANFS [http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/a10/apalachicola.htm]


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