Editing Carrabelle, Florida (section)

==History==

In 1528, the first [[Spanish Empire|Spanish]] expedition of [[Pánfilo de Narváez]] passed through the area on its way from [[Tampa Bay]] to the [[Rio Grande]]. From the late 17th century through early 18th century, a few passages referring to the area are mentioned. Carrabelle, [[Dog Island (Florida)|Dog Island]], and [[St. George Island (Florida)|St. George Island]] served as points to stage raids on local ports, as well as [[San Marcos de Apalache]] in 1677 and 1682.

In 1876, explorer Nathaniel Holmes Bishop of [[Medford, Massachusetts]], navigated the Crooked River through the lowlands east to the [[Ochlockonee River]]. In 1877, [[Oliver Hudson Kelley]] from [[Massachusetts]] founded the town and named it "'''Rio Carrabella'''", after his niece, [[Caroline A. Hall|Caroline Hall]].<ref name="Carrabelle-City-Hall-History 2015 Jul 5" /> The following year, the first U.S. post office was established with its address as Rio Carrabella. Hall served as the town's first postmaster. The Town of Carrabelle was incorporated on December 24, 1881.

In 1891, the [[Carrabelle, Tallahassee and Georgia Railroad]] was established to connect Carrabelle northward through [[Tallahassee, Florida|Tallahassee]] to the Florida-Georgia line, eventually terminating in [[Augusta, Georgia]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.gulfpirate.com/history.htm |title=Gulf Pirate: History of Carrabelle & Franklin County |access-date=August 10, 2008 |archive-date=September 24, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080924104731/http://www.gulfpirate.com/history.htm |url-status=live}}</ref>

The city was chartered and incorporated by the Florida Legislature in May 1893.

On August 1, 1899, [[1899 Atlantic hurricane season#Hurricane Two|the 2nd hurricane of the season]] struck the area, almost destroying the town and leaving just nine homes.<ref name="NTYs 1899 Aug 5" />

In 1942, [[Camp Gordon Johnston]] was opened for the purpose of training amphibious soldiers on nearby beaches. The camp trained a quarter of a million men and closed in 1946.

On August 23, 2008, [[Tropical Storm Fay (2008)|Tropical Storm Fay]] made its record fourth landfall in the state of Florida at Carrabelle.