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Apalachicola is a city in Franklin County, Florida on the shore of Apalachicola Bay, an inlet of the Gulf of Mexico.
A British trading post called "Cottonton" was founded at this site on the mouth of the Apalachicola River. Gradually after acquisition by the United States and related development in Alabama and Georgia, it attracted more permanent European-American residents.
In 1827, the town was incorporated as "West Point". Apalachicola received its current name in 1831.
Apalachicola is still the home port for a variety of seafood workers, including oyster harvesters and shrimpers. More than 90% of Florida's oyster production is harvested from Apalachicola Bay. Every year the town hosts the Florida Seafood Festival.
The bay is well protected by St. Vincent Island, Flag Island, Sand Island, St. George Island, and Cape St. George Island.
On April 3, 1862, during the American Civil War, the gunboat USS Sagamore and 186-foot (57 m) steamer USS Mercedita captured Apalachicola. Union forces occupied west Florida during much of the war.
In 1979, Exxon relocated their experimental subsea production system from offshore Louisiana to a permitted artificial reef site off Apalachicola. This was the first effort to turn an oil platform into an artificial reef.
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