Steinhatchee, Florida

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Steinhatchee is a Gulf coastal community in Taylor County, Florida located at 29°40′16″N, 83°23′15″W (26.671111, -83.387500)[1], 33 miles (53 km) south of the county seat of Perry. The Stein in Steinhatchee is pronounced as if it were spelled Steen, rather than Stine. Steinhatchee means 'Dead Man's River', or 'Dead Man's Bay'. Since the early 1800's, the small village of Steinhatchee played an integral part in the foresting industry, as well as fishing, crabbing, and scalloping.

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Taylor County, Florida
County seat: Perry
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Steinhatchee

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  1. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
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