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As Tropical Storm Idalia keeps barreling north, hurricane veterans are hoping the storm will spare their sleepy west coast towns.

Hurricane Idalia is likely to make landfall near Apalachee Bay, where Florida's second-oldest lighthouse is standing.

>> reporter: as always, some follow those orders, and some do not. we just spoke to officials at the sheriffs and emergency management agency. they have said this town is under a mandatory evacuation. they have sent deputies door to door, asking people to leave the town. but as you know, you have been through several hurricanes in this region before, a mandatory evacuation means they cannot physically pull you out of the house and take you from your town. if you want to stay, thats your choice, ...

Way as far as you can see because it is so low to the water. youve got three bodies of water converging here. this is the st. marks river. youve got app latchie bay has never seen a category 3 hurricane in recorded history. thats why folks are so worried about how it could affect this area. they just dont have a barometer with which to measure it. some people here have built-in protections. this house is up on about 15 to 20 feet of concrete stilts. but this house is the exception. most houses a...

Off the coast of Florida, archaeologists are finding ancient sites hidden beneath the waves, tucked into the state’s sunken continental shelf.

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In the waning days of the Civil War, a hodgepodge of green troops got their first taste of action.

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