"A River Town" - Blountstown, Florida
N 30° 26.067 W 085° 05.177
16R E 683781 N 3368482
This welcome sign for Blountsville, Florida, USA, is located on the west end of town on Highway 20. Blountstown lies along the Apalachicola River, which explains the city's slogan.
Waymark Code: WMBPZY
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 06/11/2011
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"Blountstown is a city in Calhoun County, Florida, United States. The population was 2,444 at the 2000 census. According to the U.S Census estimates of 2005, the city had a population of 2,433. It is the county seat of Calhoun County.
Blountstown is named for John Blount, a Seminole Indian Chief who served as a guide for General Andrew Jackson during his invasion of Spanish Florida in 1818. This invasion caused the United States to purchase Florida from Spain and the territory became a part of the U.S. in 1821."
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