I. A river of W. Florida, formed by the union of the Chattahoochee and Flint rivers at the S. W. angle of Georgia, flows S. about 75 m. into St. George's sound, through an estuary called Appalachicola bay. It is navigable for steamboats through its whole course, and with its branches is supposed to drain not far from 20,000 sq. m. The tide runs up 60 m.

II. A town and port of entry, capital of Franklin county, Fla., situated on a bluff at the mouth of the preceding river, 65 m. S.W. of Tallahassee; pop. in 1870, 1,129; in 1860, 1,904. Large quantities of cotton are shipped here by steamboats. In 1870 the number of vessels registered, enrolled, and licensed was 21, with an aggregate tonnage of 2,033 tons; of these 7 were steamers with a tonnage of 1,587 tons.