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1900s Downtown Marianna Florida

Published in History Stories
Written by Pat Crisp
Saturday, 08 September 2012 23:39

The oldest photo shows downtown Marianna as it was about the turn of the Century. Jefferson Davis Smith's General Store was the first building on the right at the corner of Jefferson and Lafayette Street, (now Buddy's Appliance Store) looking west. He sold furniture and other things, but his main…

A Stroll Down Lafayette Street

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Written by Staff
Saturday, 10 January 2015 20:16

The roaring of lions, the sounds of elephants, the smell of peanuts and sawdust in Marianna? A guard tower overseeing a Prisoner of War compound during World War II? A Triple-A baseball team playing in the Winn Dixie parking lot? The face of ‘Main Street’ Marianna has been ever-changing. From…

About the Monuments on the Court House Lawn

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Written by Pat Crisp
Saturday, 10 January 2015 19:38

This week I would like to highlight the signage and monuments which are all across the front of the Courthouse Square. I feel we often see them there, but do not take the time to really look at them and remember the significance of the events, and particularly, the people…

Civil War Historical Volumes Donated For Public Research Use

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Written by Pat Crisp
Saturday, 04 August 2012 12:11

Pat Crisp, president of the Chipola Historical Trust, is pleased to announce two very valuable additions to their historical collection, which is permanently available to the public in the basement of the Jackson County Courthouse. Jesse and Trina Throssel Smallwood, Chipola Trust members, donated a set of books titled, The…

Death on a Pale Horse By Dale Cox

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Written by Staff
Friday, 11 May 2012 08:20

And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of…

Downtown Marianna 1910

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Written by Pat Crisp
Thursday, 09 August 2012 14:35

This photograph was taken about 1910 in downtown Marianna from a high point of the bank building, looking east. We can establish the approximate date it was taken by the few very new automobiles. A photo we have which was taken about five years earlier, has no cars in the…

Downtown Marianna North Side of the Central Block

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Written by Staff
Friday, 25 January 2013 04:00

Marianna has changed a great deal over the years, but some areas have changed very little. Today we would like to key in on the north side of the central block of downtown. We have shown old photographs of Jefferson Davis Smith’s Buggy and Wagon shop, the boys standing in…

Dozier School's Christmas Show Returns in Memories of Visitors

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Written by Pat Crisp
Thursday, 26 December 2013 08:19

Adults who were children during the 1940s, 50s, 60s and into the 70s have a wonderful memory that comes back to them every year about this time. They love to tell stories about how they rode through the Boys' School to see the decorations each year. It was part of…

Dozier

Exciting Smithsonian Display in Blountstown

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Written by Pat Crisp
Thursday, 26 July 2012 11:56

The Smithsonian traveling display featuring "The settling of America" has arrived in Blountstown at the Panhandle Pioneer Settlement. Local displays will be added to the traveling display of free-standing collages showing all areas of American life as the country was settled by our people. The local displays will feature stories…

History is Alive and Well Beneath the Courthouse....

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Written by Staff
Saturday, 10 January 2015 19:29

The Basement Archives of the 1963 Courthouse is home to almost 2000 volumes of Jackson County history and records. Often researchers/genealogists come into the basement Archives of our Jackson County Courthouse. They tell of visits to other Courthouses where the old and treasured books are found in basements or attics,…

J.Y. Folsom

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Written by Clint Cox
Saturday, 04 August 2012 12:06

The Chipola River is a special place to many folks, both old and young alike. One old timer that has a boat load of fond memories of his time on the river is Marianna's J.Y. Folsom, Jr.. At age 86 Folsom may not get around quite as well as he…

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History Stories

1900s Downtown Marianna Florida

A Stroll Down Lafayette Street

About the Monuments on the Court House Lawn

Civil War Historical Volumes Donated For Public Research Use

Death on a Pale Horse By Dale Cox

Downtown Marianna 1910

Downtown Marianna North Side of the Central Block

Dozier School's Christmas Show Returns in Memories of Visitors

Exciting Smithsonian Display in Blountstown

History is Alive and Well Beneath the Courthouse....

J.Y. Folsom

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