Apalachicola Bay Chamber of Commerce
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Apalachicola Area Historical Society presents John Gorrie's Magnificent Obsession: The Quest to Develop Air Conditioning in Apalachicola. Special Guest James Hargrove, a member of the AAHS Board, an incredible historical researcher, and helped with recent republication of Fever Man.
Apalachicola Area Historical Society presents John F. Lee's Believe It or Not Apalachicola! Remembering Margaret Key, her sister Bess, and many more. The Boston Globe said in 2012: "the smaller the town, the bigger the characters"-they were definitely talking about John Lee. Saturday March 19th, 2022 4PM Raney Carriage House 126 Market Street
Rescheduled from 2020: Margo Springfield from the University of West Florida will discuss Historic Cemetery Preservation, with focus on Chestnut Cemetery in Apalachicola. Margo Springfield has worked extensively on historic cemetery preservation in Pensacola, and will bring her expertise to us, for work on the historic Chestnut Street Cemetery in Apalachicola.
Many seafaring Spaniards sailed the coast of the northern Gulf, but since they had not found gold, the land was of little interest. The first recognizable map of Apalachicola Bay was drawn in 1696, although an island presumed to be St George was noted by a sea captain in 1693. In 1722 a priest set […]
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