Blountstown, Florida
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Marine Biologist
N 30° 26.067 W 085° 05.177
16R E 683781 N 3368482
Blountstown is the County seat of Calhoun County in northern Florida, USA. Blountstown lies along the Apalachicola River, which explains the city's slogan "A River Town."
Waymark Code: WMBQ05
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 06/11/2011
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Math Teacher
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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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