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Neal's Landing is a recreational and historic site on the Chattahoochee River in the northern Florida panhandle area outside of Bascom, Florida by the Florida-Georgia state line several miles from the Alabama border. There is also a Neals Landing in Georgia just over the 91 bridge.
Neal's Landing is home to Neal's Landing Park and is used for fishing and camping. This site was the location of a former Indian village of Ekanchattee.
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During the 19th century, the steamboat paddlewheel Eagle caught fire in the area while making its way down the river from Columbus, Georgia to Apalachicola and several people died. A gold shipment sank but was recovered.shipment of gold from a Columbus bank wound up on the bottom of the Chattahoochee River. In 1912, Neal's Landing was the site of a deadly ferry disaster.[1]
References edit
- ^ Cox, Dale. "1912 Tragedy at Neal's Landing, Florida". www.twoeggfla.com.
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