Econfina River

The Econfina River (pronounced Econ-FEEN-uh) is a minor river draining part of the Big Bend region of Florida, U.S.A. into Apalachee Bay. The river rises in San Pedro Bay near the boundary between Madison and Taylor counties, and flows 44 miles (71 km)[1] through Taylor County to Apalachee Bay. It has a watershed of 239 square miles (620 km2).

The name "Econfina" derives from the Creek ekana, which means "earthy", and feno, which means "bridge" or "footlog". This name may refer to a natural bridge over the river in the Natural Well Branch tract.[2][3] The river is located in the Suwannee River Water Management District. A description of this natural bridge from 1818: "Its name is derived from a ledge of limestone rock which forms over the creek a dry and secure bridge of twenty-five feet width."[4]

In April of 1818, the Econfina River area of Spanish Florida was the site of an military engagement during the First Seminole War between troops under the command of Andrew Jackson and William McIntosh against the Red Stick refugees of the Creek War led by Peter McQueen (see the Battle of Econfina River). [5]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed April 18, 2011
  2. ↑ Womack, Marlene (July 17, 2008). "Settlers live and die along Econfina Creek". News Herald. Archived from the original on 11 March 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
  3. ↑ "Natural Well Branch". Suwannee River Water Management district. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
  4. ↑ Young, Hugh (January 1935). "A Topographical Memoir on East and West Florida with Itineraries of General Jackson's Army, 1818". The Florida Historical Society Quarterly. 13 (3): 146 – via JSTOR.
  5. ↑ Heidler, David S. and Jeanne T. (2003). Old Hickory's War: Andrew Jackson and The Quest for Empire. Louisiana State University Press. pp. 147–149. ISBN 978-0807128671.
  • Marth, Del. 1990. "Econfina River". in Marth, Del and Marty Marth, eds. The Rivers of Florida. Sarasota, Florida: Pineapple Press, Inc. ISBN 0-910923-70-1.

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