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John Gorrie State Museum

TIME : 2016/2/18 12:31:52

Dr John Gorrie (1803–55), one of Apalachicola's most famous sons, developed an ice-making machine to keep yellow-fever patients cool during an epidemic. He died poor and unknown, unaware of how his invention laid the groundwork for modern refrigeration and air conditioning. This tiny museum commemorates him.