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{{Short description|Former seaport in Florida}}
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The '''Port of Apalachicola''' is a historic [[Gulf of Mexico|Gulf Coast]] port located on [[St. George Island (Florida)|St. George Island]] in  [[Franklin County, Florida]]. The Port of Apalachicola lies at the mouth of the [[Apalachicola River]] off [[Apalachicola Bay]] on the [[Intracoastal Waterway]].

The Port of Apalachicola was of primary strategic importance during the [[United States Civil War]]. Union forces established a blockade of the port on 11 June 1861, with the [[USS Montgomery (1861)|USS ''Montgomery'']]. At times, the blockade employed a squadron of three or more vessels in the area. On 3 April 1862, a landing at Apalachicola was achieved without resistance from the [[Confederate States of America|Confederacy]].<ref>[[USS Mercedita (1861)|USS Mercedita history]]</ref>

The port continued to change hands repeatedly throughout the war, usually without serious conflict.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.visitflorida.com/destinations/area.php/ca=45 Apalachicola/Port St. Joe Area]
* [http://www.forgotten-florida.com/the_civil_war.htm Forgotten Florida] chapter 8

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[[Category:Geography of Franklin County, Florida]]
[[Category:Ports and harbors of the Florida Gulf coast|Apalachicola, Port of]]
[[Category:Florida in the American Civil War|Apalachicola, Port of]]


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