Apalachicola

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Apalachicola is name given to numerous Native American settlements in the southeastern United States, after the Apalachicola tribe.

The word "Apalachicola" is variously translated as "place of the ruling people"[1], "those people residing on the other side or shore" [2], or "land of the friendly people" [3].

The name may be in reference to:

[edit] Places

• Apalachicola, Florida
• Apalachicola River
• Apalachicola Bay
• Apalachicola National Forest
• Apalachicola Municipal Airport
• Port of Apalachicola

[edit] Railroad

• Apalachicola and Alabama Railroad
• Apalachicola Northern Railroad

[edit] Ships

• USS Apalachicola (YTB-767), a tugboat in the United States Navy.

[edit] References

This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. [4]