Apalachicola
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Apalachicola is name given to numerous Native American settlements in the southeastern United States. The word was used frequently by the French and Spanish during the 18th century to refer to the Lower Creek Indians settled on the Chattahoochee River in what is now Alabama. It means "place of the ruling people".[link]
The name may be in reference to:
Places
- Apalachicola, Florida
- Apalachicola River
- Apalachicola Bay
- Apalachicola National Forest
- Apalachicola Municipal Airport
- Port of Apalachicola
Railroad
Ships
- USS Apalachicola (YTB-767), a tugboat in the United States Navy.
References
This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships''. [link]
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