Apalachicola Florida UNITED STATES
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Apalachicola Vacation rentals and homes
Apalachicola
A riverside customs station established in 1823
Apalachicola boomed first with the cotton trade then sponge divers and lumber barons made their fortunes here. Today a swath of pines and hardwoods still stands as the Apalachicola National Forest, extending from 12 miles north of Apalachicola right to the outskirts of Tallahassee.
The old town is laid out to a neat grid with many fine historic buildings dating back from the cotton boom era. A walking map, available from the Chamber of Commerce, takes in such privately owned treasures as the 1838 Greek Revival Raney House.
devoted to the town's most notable resident, the John Gorrie State Museum has a model of Gorrie patent ice-making machine. Designed to cool the sickrooms of yellow fever sufferers, Dr Gorrie's 1851 invention was the vanguard of modern refrigeration and air conditioning.
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Apalachicola Vacation rentals and homes
St Vincent , St George and dog islands
St George,linked by a bridge to Apalachicola is developing fast and has a growing number of vacation homes. However, a 9 mile stretch of beautiful dunes at its eastern end is preserved as the St George Island State Park; the main expanse of beach is on the gulf side.
To the west, the St Vincent National Wildlife Refuge is uninhanited and accessible only by boat. There are two official tours, one in May the other in October. Visitors can watch nesting ospreys in spring, sea turtles laying their eggs in summer, and migrating waterfowl in winter.
To the east, little Dog Island must be reached by boat from Carrabelle on the mainland. It has a small inn, big dunes and excellent shell hunting.
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