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To: Young Werther
"During the Civil War, many of the DC-ites would leave that "swamp infested hole" aka Washington D.C. In fact, Abe Lincoln was known to summer at the "Joisy shore" at a place called Atlantic City!"

The "Air Conditioner" was invented in Appalachacola, Florida by a doctor who was treating malaria.

57 posted on 07/23/2002 5:34:52 PM PDT by blam
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To: blam
That was John Gorrie. Actually he invented the ice making machine as opposed to what we now think of as the air conditioner. By the way, it's Apalachicola
67 posted on 07/23/2002 6:04:40 PM PDT by clintonh8r
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To: blam
And.... Salt Water Taffy was invented in Atlantic City.
87 posted on 07/23/2002 7:25:31 PM PDT by Young Werther
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