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To: gcruse
As an ex-resident of Sopchoppy I thought it appropriate to enlighten you as to the origin of the name. It is a bastardization of the local indian term meaning "mysterious waters". The water referred to is the Sopchoppy River which is a beautiful little, dark-watered, mostly canopied river that meanders around and through the town.

The townspeople are for the most part honest, hard-working folks whos' ancestors built a great little town in the middle of what later became the Appalachicola National forest. It is still quite rural and they like it that way. Lots of wildlife and the Revell (one of the founding families I believe) was not joking when he mentioned the rattlers, we still have the skin of the rattler that bit my youngest son.

11 posted on 04/13/2002 3:06:35 PM PDT by ExpatGator
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To: ExpatGator;sandydipper
Sounds like Sopchoppy is right up Freeper ally. How about a freeper convention next year at the Sopchoppy Worm Gruntin'Festival? We could give them worldwide exposure and sign up new freepers.
13 posted on 04/14/2002 8:08:08 AM PDT by LarryLied
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To: ExpatGator
not joking when he mentioned the rattlers, we still have the skin of the rattler that bit my youngest son.

Live about an hour from Sopchoppy. Kilt m'first rattl'r of th' season this afternoon.

17 posted on 04/14/2002 4:07:54 PM PDT by Dakotabound
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