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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Jackson County
Scottsboro is the county seat for Jackson County
Adjacent to Jackson County, Alabama
DeKalb County(35) ► Madison County(226) ► Marshall County(42) ► Dade County, Georgia(16) ► Franklin County, Tennessee(106) ► Marion County, Tennessee(31) ►
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On Alabama Route 227 at Busbey Ave, on the right when traveling north on State Route 227.
Vital Memphis-Charleston Railroad, "backbone of Confederacy", spanned Tennessee River here. Bridge burned several times, 1862-3.
Gen. Mitchell (US), occupying Huntsville after Battle of Shiloh, seized Bridgeport in April 1862 and held it . . . — — Map (db m83788) HM
On Bradley Avenue east of Bonner Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
This stone placed here as a memorial
to the brave men and women who
fought to defend their homeland against
northern invaders during the
War for Southern Independence.
Poor dirt farmers and homemakers who
owned neither slave nor . . . — — Map (db m197502) WM
On Bradley Avenue, 0.5 miles east of Hoffman Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
May 23, 1838 the deadline for the Cherokee to move west to Oklahoma, Gen. Winfield Scott was sent in to AL, TN and GA to round up the Cherokee and place them in stockades near what is now Chattanooga, TN and Ft. Payne, AL. In June of 1838 about . . . — — Map (db m197505) HM
On County Road 90, 0.1 miles east of Alabama Route 73, on the right when traveling east.
Ebenezer Baptist Church is the oldest church on the northern end of Sand Mountain. Its origins date back to an 1850s log church and school called Gordon Chapel. Renamed Ebenezer, the church became a member of the Tennessee River Baptist Association . . . — — Map (db m156122) HM
On Main Street at Browntown Road (County Road 47/416), on the left when traveling north on Main Street.
The Town of Dutton was incorporated in 1963. The town was named after Marion M. Dutton. The prime reason for incorporating the area was to have an entity in place in order to form the Waterworks Board of Dutton and to be able to borrow government . . . — — Map (db m197512) HM
Near Alabama Route 79, on the right when traveling south.
Nature preserve, recreation area, and wildlife management area.
This tract was protected and made available for public recreation through the efforts of the Alabama forever wild land trust. The Alabama state lands division of the department of . . . — — Map (db m145464)
On County Road 326 at County Road 99, on the right when traveling east on County Road 326.
In 1905. the Methodist Episcopal Church. South. authorized Dr. Frank Gardner and his wife, Annie, to begin Flat Rock School In 1911, Flat Rock High School formally opened. It was the only high school on Sand Mountain north of Albertville. The North . . . — — Map (db m156167) HM
On Bellefonte Road (County Road 33) 0.8 miles east of Lee Highway/John T Reid Parkway (U.S. 72), on the left when traveling east.
Bellefonte Cemetery
Before the courthouse was completed, the community selected a location for a cemetery. The highest elevation in Bellefonte's corporate limits was chosen as the town's burial place. The earliest inscribed marker in . . . — — Map (db m83790) HM
Near Alabama Route 42, 0.2 miles north of Alabama Route 36, on the right when traveling north.
A historically significant 19th century burial site, the Old Baptist Cemetery is located in Hollywood, Alabama, in the area formerly known as the Mud Creek Primitive Baptist Church. The cemetery is named for the oldest documented Baptist church in . . . — — Map (db m166946) HM
On Langston Road (County Road 67) west of Godwin Point Road (County Road 98), on the right when traveling west.
The small village of Coffeetown, located to the southeast of what is now Langston, was established in the 1810s. Coffeetown faded away in 1869 when most of its residents moved to Texas. It was then that James Morgan sold 15 acres in town lots and . . . — — Map (db m83791) HM
On John T Reid Parkway (U.S. 72) at Church Street, on the right when traveling south on John T Reid Parkway.
(side 1)
The History of Paint Rock, Alabama
Originally Camden circa 1830, the post office was renamed Redman in 1846 and became Paint Rock on May 17, 1860. After the Memphis and Charleston Railroad Co. built a depot and water . . . — — Map (db m69756) HM
On State Road 65 at County Road 3 on State Road 65.
In 1931, at the height of the Great Depression, Paint Rock Valley citizens raised $2,625 to begin construction of a new school building. Residents gathered native field stones for the façade, which was 18 inches thick when completed. Local sawmills . . . — — Map (db m246852) HM
On U.S. 72, 0.2 miles north of State Highway 2, on the right when traveling south.
In May 1838 soldiers, under the command of U.S. Army General Winfield Scott, began rounding up Cherokee Indians in this area who had refused to move to Indian Territory in Oklahoma. About 16,000 Cherokees were placed in stockades in . . . — — Map (db m18047) HM
On South Scott Street at College Avenue, on the right when traveling north on South Scott Street.
College Hill Historic District, located along College Avenue between Scott and Kyle Streets, was nominated to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. This district was Scottsboro's first subdivision. The area was part of Charlotte Scott . . . — — Map (db m167089) HM
On South Andrews Street at Martin Street, on the right when traveling north on South Andrews Street. Reported missing.
In September 1868, J. J. Beeson, a missionary for the Tennessee River Association, organized First Baptist Church. At the time, it was affiliated with Center Point Baptist Church. The congregation initially met in a building used by several other . . . — — Map (db m246850) HM
Near Veterans Drive (Alabama Route 35) north of Lee Highway (U.S. 72), on the right when traveling north.
Friendship Park
Long known as The Friendly City, Scottsboro extends an open, warm and welcoming greeting to its citizens and its visitors. One of the most notable friendships in Scottsboro's long history was born in boyhood, tempered in . . . — — Map (db m167007) WM
On East Laurel Street near South Broad Street (State Route 279), on the right when traveling east.
Jackson County was created by the State Legislature on December 13, 1819 while in session in Huntsville, Ala. The county was named in honor of Gen. Andrew Jackson who was visiting in Huntsville at the time.
This Statue was presented by the . . . — — Map (db m22262) HM
On E Peachtree Street, on the right when traveling west.
Marker front:
Constructed in 1911-1912 and designed by architect Richard H. Hunt, the Jackson County Courthouse is a Neo-Classical, brick building situated on a town square in Scottsboro, the county seat of Jackson County. The front, . . . — — Map (db m22264) HM
On South Scott Street north of East Charlotte Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
Robert E. Jones, Jr.
In 1946, Robert E. Jones, Jr. was elected to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives to fill Alabama’s 5th Congressional District seat vacated by John J. Sparkman’s election to the U.S. Senate. Elected to 15 . . . — — Map (db m100042) HM
Near Veterans Drive (Alabama Route 35) at Lee Highway (U.S. 72), on the right when traveling north.
This location opens a window to the life of Scottsboro's founder and first city planner, Robert Thomas Scott, Sr. Here he and his wife Elizabeth built a pre-Civil War home, White Cottage, about 1850. Robert T Scott died June 1863 of heat exhaustion . . . — — Map (db m167008) HM
Planter, tavern operator, newspaper editor, legislator, and land developer, he sought in vain to have the Jackson County seat moved from Bellefont to the settlement that bore his name. After his death in 1863, his widow reached an agreement in 1868 . . . — — Map (db m22260) HM
Near Veterans Drive (Alabama Route 35) north of Lee Highway (U.S. 72), on the right when traveling north.
Robert T. Scott, born in 1800 into a prominent North Carolina family who originally settled in Maryland, founded the Alabama town that bears his name. Between 1848 and 1858, he acquired 1,240 acres of choice land in the heart of Jackson County. . . . — — Map (db m166957) HM
The Memphis and Charleston Railroad Company constructed the Scottsboro Railroad Depot in 1860-1861 as a passenger and freight facility. The rail line ran throughout the Confederacy and the Union considered its capture vital to cutting off supplies . . . — — Map (db m22258) HM
On East Maple Avenue at North Houston Street, on the right when traveling east on East Maple Avenue.
In late December 1863, Union Maj. Gen. John A. Logan established his Fifteenth Army Corps headquarters in Scottsboro, Alabama. On January 11, 1864, by command of Gen. Logan, Brig. Gen. Hugh Ewing, commanding the Fourth Division, was ordered to guard . . . — — Map (db m100044) HM
On Dutton Road east of Main Street (County Route 43), on the left when traveling east.
Section, Alabama is on a land where the Cherokee once hunted and lived. There were communities such as Kirby Creek, Gossets Hollow, and Fern Cliff. These communities came together to form the Town of Section. Pioneer settlers came in large . . . — — Map (db m79906) HM
On County Road 25 at County Road 107, on the right when traveling north on County Road 25.
History excerpted from various articles written
by Dr. David Campbell, president of
Northeast Alabama State Community College
Skyline Farms was an effort to build a “new world” in rural America where tenant farmers, hit hard by . . . — — Map (db m167093) HM
Near County Road 25 south of Paradise Lane, on the right when traveling south.
The Skyline School was built as part of the Skyline Farms Project, a self-help program that the United States government conducted in 1934-1945 for unemployed farmers. Started by the Federal Emergency Relief Administration, the program loaned . . . — — Map (db m167096) HM
On Old Mount Carmel Road (County Route 85) at Ohio Avenue, on the left when traveling west on Old Mount Carmel Road.
During the Reconstruction Period following the Civil War, a freedmen’s community was established in this area called Averyville, named for the Pennsylvania minister and successful businessman Charles Avery, a longtime and faithful champion of Negro . . . — — Map (db m108803) HM
On City Park Road, 0.2 miles south of Kentucky Avenue (Alabama Road 117), on the right when traveling south.
This cabin was originally constructed over 100 years ago approximately 10 miles west of this site in Bennett's Cove.
It was given to the Stevenson community park by Mary and Walker Leland Jordan.
The cabin was moved to this site and restored . . . — — Map (db m197507) HM
Side A One of the Five Lower Towns established by the Chickamauga Cherokees in 1782 under the leadership of Dragging Canoe. Territorial Governor William Blount reported to the Secretary of War in 1792 that: “Crow Town lies on the north . . . — — Map (db m28473) HM
On Kentucky Avenue (Alabama Route 117) at River Road, on the right when traveling south on Kentucky Avenue.
Early on the morning of Wednesday, July 17, 1996
—hearts and minds overflowing with excitement for the journey—
five of our friends, neighbors and kinfolk,
left Stevenson, Alabama, bound for Paris, France.
That evening, at . . . — — Map (db m108799) HM
Near Sawmill Road, on the right when traveling south.
Constructed by the Union Army in the summer of 1862 and expanded in 1864, using soldiers and freed slaves, Ft. Harker was built on a broad hill a quarter mile east of town. It overlooked Crow Creek and was well within firing range of Stevenson's . . . — — Map (db m83795) HM
On West Main Street (State Highway 117), on the left when traveling south.
A one-story depot building was constructed here in 1853, when the railroad was first laid through Stevenson. That building burned after the Civil War and was replaced by the present brick depot and hotel in 1872.
During the Civil War, Stevenson . . . — — Map (db m22271) HM
On Myrtle Place north of College Street, on the left when traveling north.
Stevenson was a major supply station and staging ground for decisive campaigns and battles of the Civil War. This small house, called "The Little Brick," was alive with activity when General William S. Rosecrans relocated his command here on . . . — — Map (db m87983) HM
On City Park Road south of Kentucky Avenue (Alabama Route 17), on the left when traveling south.
Alabama’s Winter Waterfowl
The Tennessee River Valley is the winter home for thousands of waterfowl. These birds migrate from across the northern US and Canada down through the center of the continent to the Tennessee River.
Careful . . . — — Map (db m106298) HM
On Alabama Route 65 at County Road 251, on the right when traveling north on State Route 65.
A vital part of Pioneer Presbyterian Witness
in Paint Rock Valley
Organized October 9, 1903
“O blest communion, fellowship divine!
We feebly struggle, they in glory shine;
Yet all are one in Thee, for all are Thine
Alleluia! . . . — — Map (db m167098) HM
Near Cave Road, 0.7 miles east of Cathederal Caverns Road, on the left when traveling east.
Cathedral Caverns
has been designated a
Registered
Natural Landmark
under the provisions of the
Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935
This site possesses exceptional value
in illustrating the natural
history of the . . . — — Map (db m76233) HM
On Lee Highway/John T. Reid Parkway (State Highway 2/72) at County Road 7, on the left when traveling west on Lee Highway/John T. Reid Parkway. Reported missing.
Created by an Act of the Legislature on December 7, 1821, Decatur County was comprised of portions of Madison and Jackson Counties. "Old Woodville," two miles north along County Highway 7, was designated as the County Seat. An 1823-‘24 completed . . . — — Map (db m246851) HM
Near Avenue Street at Adams, on the right when traveling east.
Thomas Todd Tunstall laid out the town of Jacksonport in the mid 1830s. He built a hotel and several businesses along the river front. By 1840, several buildings had been added. The town grew, and was incorporated on December 17, 1852.
In 1853 . . . — — Map (db m221243) HM
On Avenue Street west of Dillard Street, on the right when traveling west.
[South face] The Jackson Guards were organized at Jacksonport, Jackson County, Arkansas, by Capt. A. B. Pickett, a prominent lawyer of Jacksonport, Sunday morning, May 5, 1861. The company was marched to the Presbyterian Church and there . . . — — Map (db m221231) HM WM
Near Avenue Street west of Dillard Street, on the right when traveling west.
Cannon's History
Although this cannon was used by the Union Army during the Civil War far from its present location, it is a unique piece of Jackson County history.
The barrel is a Model-1861, Number 349, made in 1862 by the Phoenix Iron . . . — — Map (db m221224) HM
Near Avenue Street west of Dillard Street, on the right when traveling west.
Jacksonport was one of the main mustering points for the Confederate army in Arkansas. Throughout the war both armies contended for possession of this strategic port located at the center of the White and Black river trade. The Confederate attack on . . . — — Map (db m116206) HM
On Avenue Street, 0.1 miles west of Adams Street, on the right when traveling west.
In spring 1862, Confederate Gen. Thomas Hindman sent the C.S.S. Maurepas under Capt. Joseph Fry up the White River to destroy Union supplies at Jacksonport and Grand Glaize. Fry arrived on June 2, 1862, and began shelling Jacksonport. Union . . . — — Map (db m116187) HM
Near Avenue Street west of Dillard Street, on the right when traveling west.
Here on June 5, 1865 Confederate General Jeff Thompson formally surrendered the army of Northern Arkansas to Union military authorities. More than five thousand officers and enlisted men who served under Thompson were paroled here, as were . . . — — Map (db m116199) HM
Jacksonport became the county seat in 1853. Delayed by the Civil War, courthouse construction was not begun until 1869. It was completed in 1872.
When the county seat was moved to Newport in 1892, this building became a school, a cotton gin, the . . . — — Map (db m221217) HM
On Avenue Street, 0.1 miles west of Adams, on the left when traveling north.
In the late 1700s this area became a trade center due to its location on the White River near the mouth of the Black River. In 1833, Thomas Todd Tunstall, piloted one of the first steamboats to venture up the White River. Shortly thereafter he . . . — — Map (db m221246) HM
On Avenue Street west of Adams, on the right when traveling west.
Jacksonport's unique location at the meeting of the Black and White Rivers shaped its history and natural resources. Founded as a river port town in the mid-19th century, it thrived on the steamboat trade. This traffic made the town a center of . . . — — Map (db m221244) HM
On 3rd Street at Main Street, on the right when traveling west on 3rd Street.
The first court house in Jackson County, created in 1832, was located at Litchfield, where it remained until 1839, when it was moved to Elizabeth. In 1852 Augusta (now Woodruff County) was made the county seat and two years later it was moved to . . . — — Map (db m116624) HM
Near North Magnolia Street south of Daugherty Street.
Born in Pennington, Ark on Jan. 4, 1937 to John and Itha Lewis. A legend in his time to those who knew him, Joe was a member of the Twitty Bird Band, of which he gave twenty years of service, bringing joy to the hearts of millions of people who . . . — — Map (db m207902) HM
[Front]
Dedicated to the memory of
the students of Newport
High School who gave their
lives in the service of
our country
World War II
Brown, Albert Lee • Dennis, Elmer • Gochenour, George E. • Grossman, Melvin • Jones, . . . — — Map (db m221247) WM
On Brandenberg Lane at Graceland Street, on the right when traveling east on Brandenberg Lane.
World War I
Alred, William M.- Birdsong, John- Chord, Alton L.- Cole, Elder M.- Davis, Henry - Feeback, Gilbert- Griffin, Neil - Hawthorne, Francis - Howell, Eldridge R. - Inman, Roe - Nash, William E. - Pruett, Jim - Smith, John C. - Ward, . . . — — Map (db m187950) WM
Near Colorado Route 14, 3 miles south of Walden, on the right when traveling south.
The first Euro-Americans ventured into North Park in search of
beaver pelts. These pelts were used to satisfy a fashion craze for
beaver hats in Europe. By 1820, fur trappers were working along
the mountain streams in and around North Park. . . . — — Map (db m240738) HM
Near Colorado Route 14, 3 miles south of Walden, on the right when traveling south.
Prior to 1820, North Park was a favorite summer
hunting ground for a number of Native American
tribes, especially the Utes and Arapaho. Other tribes
included the Crow, Sioux, and Cheyenne. These
early native people were drawn to North Park . . . — — Map (db m240763) HM
Near Colorado Route 14, 3 miles south of Walden, on the right when traveling south.
Dating from 1878, when Leadville butcher Reid Mathews used
the valley's abundant grass to fatten his cattle during the
summer, ranching is the oldest continuous industry in North
Park. Many other cattlemen followed, drawn to the area in . . . — — Map (db m240751) HM
Near Colorado Route 14, 3 miles south of Walden, on the right when traveling south.
Rumors of the existence of precious metals in North Park
began when John C. Fremont's expedition passed through
the valley in 1844. However, it was nearly thirty years later
that prospecting took place in North Park. Canadian James
O. . . . — — Map (db m240743) HM
Near Colorado Route 14, 3 miles south of Walden, on the right when traveling south.
The relative solitude of North Park was shattered by the clank
of picks and shovels and the shouts of workers as the railroad
came to the valley in 1911. Stretching from Laramie, Wyoming,
to Coalmont, Colorado, the "iron horse" greatly . . . — — Map (db m240726) HM
Near Colorado Route 14, 3 miles south of Walden, on the right when traveling south.
As mines expanded and North Park's
population swelled, there was an increasing
need for timber to shore up the mines and
to build homes for settlers. The abundant
forests surrounding North Park afforded a
ready supply of timber, and logging . . . — — Map (db m240737) HM
On Basswood Road (County Route 165) just south of Neals Landing Road, on the left when traveling north.
Bascom School was built in 1927 on the Woodman of the World Campground. The classic 1920s era design embodies many characteristics of Florida's founding and early development period (1890-1929). The one-story school used locally made bricks and hewn . . . — — Map (db m208152) HM
Near Florida Route 2, 1 mile east of Timberlake Road, on the right when traveling east.
Creek Town of the Spanish Era
Ekanachatte ("Red Ground") was an important Creek Indian town that stood here at Neal's Landing Park during the latter half of the 18th century and the first two decades of the 19th.
This site was known as . . . — — Map (db m201244) HM
Near Lovedale Road (Florida Route 69A) at Dale Circle, on the right when traveling east.
Mr. William Truman Ford, a longtime member of Lovedale Baptist Church. has honored the Lovedale Baptist Church Cemetery Trust Fund with an extremely generous endowment for the ongoing maintenance and enhancement of this beautiful cemetery. Mr. . . . — — Map (db m201724)
On Basswood Road, 0.3 miles north of Gooseberry Road, on the right when traveling north.
Wallace Zachariah Nolyar Bowers was born on October 23, 1867 in Bascom, Florida, the son of Edd and Basha Hunter Bowers. He and his wife, Annetta Davis Bowers, had five sons and four daughters. Nolyar owned a farm and small grocery store in the . . . — — Map (db m201728) HM
On State Road 2 at Fernwood Street, on the right when traveling east on State Road 2.
Bethlehem Missionary Church was established March 12, 1825 with twenty charter members and Rev. E.W. Hallway Pastor. Landowners, slaves and the poor were all in the fellowship of the church. In 1826 ten acres of land was bought for $50 to build a . . . — — Map (db m93105) HM
On State Road 2 at Fernwood Street, on the left when traveling east on State Road 2.
Principals: Sam Hand, John D. Milton, John Shipp, John Stapleton, Emmett S. Walden, W.F. McGlamery, Ben E. Upton, D.C. Sellers, Paul A. Coley, James F. Daniels, George Lawrence Campbellton Wildcats State Basketball . . . — — Map (db m228473) HM
On Messer Road west of State Road 69, on the right when traveling west.
Founded in 1910 by Dr. Charles H. Ryals who gave the land and provided the funds to build the church. The church was built from lumber milled by Bevis Sawmill in Dellwood. Services were held every other week by circuit rider preachers. The Rev. . . . — — Map (db m113145) HM
On Peanut Road (County Road 169) at 2nd Avenue, on the left when traveling south on Peanut Road.
This structure is a symbol of progress and a testament to those determined rural residents who, through electricity, helped bring this area into the 20th century. On May 30, 1936 President Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945) signed into law the Rural . . . — — Map (db m74210) HM
On Fort Road (State Road 69) at Bryan Street (State Road 71), on the left when traveling east on Fort Road.
The house was built in the 1830's by John A. Syfrett. It is likely the oldest residence in Jackson County. It faces Fort Road, believed to have been routed by Andrew Jackson. In 1861, it became the home of Colonel John M.F. Erwin and his wife, . . . — — Map (db m67531) HM
On Bryan Street (State Road 71) 0.3 miles south of Fort Road (State Road 69), on the left when traveling north.
This antebellum mansion was built by Hamilton Bryan as a home for his mother in 1860 on the 5200 acre plantation established by his father, Elijah Bryan. Both of these men are buried in the Greenwood Baptist Church Cemetery. It was sold by their . . . — — Map (db m67529) HM
On Bryan Street (State Road 71) at Smith Street, on the right when traveling north on Bryan Street.
According to existing minutes: On Sunday, March 16th, 1845, elders Joshua Mercer and Thomas Lang met and constituted Thomas K. Mercer, J.J. Mercer, Mary Mercer, his wife, Polly Mercer, William Mercer, Mary Syphrett, E.A.T. Mercer and Mary E. Horne . . . — — Map (db m67530) HM
On Bryan Street (State Road 71) 0.3 miles north of Fort Road (State Road 69), on the left when traveling north.
Built about 1840 by James Hayes, a man of vast real estate holdings. He was killed in a battle in North Georgia in 1863. The house stayed in the estate until 1885. It was owned by Ada and William Garrett, R.W. Coulette, S.V. Wall, and Hay Long Wall . . . — — Map (db m96449) HM
On Lafayette Street (U.S. 90) at Jefferson Street (State Road 73), on the right when traveling east on Lafayette Street.
On September 27, 1864, Gen. Asboth's force of 700 Federal cavalry from Pensacola arrived in the Marianna area to forage and secure Negro recruits. Confederate forces of a few hundred home guardsmen barricaded the streets of Marianna and withstood . . . — — Map (db m74193) HM
On Lafayette Street at Caledonia Street, on the left when traveling west on Lafayette Street.
Union and Confederate troops battled for control of the downtown area as fighting swept east through the streets during the Battle of Marianna. A Union flanking party entered town from the north via Caledonia Street and moved east up Lafayette to . . . — — Map (db m93108) HM
On Lafayette Street (U.S. 90) at Caledonia Street, on the right when traveling east on Lafayette Street.
(Front)
Battle of Marianna
Sept. 27, 1864
Where overwhelming Federal forces were stubbornly resisted by a Home Guard of old men and boys and a few sick and wounded Confederates at home on furlough
((Left Side)
Live forever, . . . — — Map (db m246625) WM
Near Lafayette Street (U.S. 90) at Madison Street, on the right when traveling east.
Front (East Side)
In memory of the
Confederate
Soldiers
of
Jackson County Florida
North Side
We care not whence they came,
Dear in their lifeless clay!
Whether unknown, or known to fame,
Their cause and country . . . — — Map (db m74209) WM
On Putnam Street at Madison Street, on the left when traveling east on Putnam Street.
This Marianna landmark was built by John Davis in the 1840's for his daughter, Rebecca Davis Spears. After the death of her husband, she married Dr. Theophilus West in 1859. Dr. West served as a surgeon in the Confederate Army and was with General . . . — — Map (db m67534) HM
On Green Street at Broad Street, on the right when traveling south on Green Street.
1845 Original house now rear portion of house, built by Amanda and Oliver Rostrum. In 1875, M.L. Dekle's wife Stella, purchased house and he planted the oak trees along the street. First Baptist Church was organized here in 1881. House burned in . . . — — Map (db m74201) HM
On Lafayette Street (U.S. 90) east of Russ Street, on the left when traveling east.
This two-story residence is one of Marianna's first great antebellum mansions, built by Francis R. Ely around 1840. The house was acquired in 1889 by Francis B. Carter, who later became Justice of the Supreme Court of Florida. In 1900 the house was . . . — — Map (db m67540) HM
On Lafayette Street (U.S. 90) at Jackson Street, on the right when traveling east on Lafayette Street.
Retreating Confederate troops reached the Chipola River after fighting pursuing Union troops from Ely Corner (intersection of Lafayette and Russ Streets) to this point. Captain Robert Chisolm's Woodville Scouts, a cavalry unit from Alabama, drove . . . — — Map (db m101422) HM
On Lafayette Street (U.S. 90) at Russ Street, on the right when traveling west on Lafayette Street.
The main section of the Battle of Marianna began here at 11 a.m. on September 27, 1864. Confederate cavalry under Col. A.B. Montgomery formed a line of battle across the main street at this point. Union troops, led by Brig. Ben. Alexander Asboth, . . . — — Map (db m93103) HM
On Jefferson Street (State Road 166) at Clinton Street, on the right when traveling north on Jefferson Street.
Presbyterians first worshipped in Marianna, Florida in 1835. The First Presbyterian Church in Marianna was established by nine women and one man, Bryan Erwin, the first ruling elder. It is recorded that Mr. Erwin came to Jackson County from Scotland . . . — — Map (db m73942) HM
On Caledonia Street at Clinton Street, on the right when traveling south on Caledonia Street.
Methodists first conducted services in this area in 1823, and organized Marianna's first church congregation on December 10, 1834. In 1838, the Methodists erected the town's first church building, a wooden structure facing east. In 1892 the . . . — — Map (db m74200) HM
On Blue Hole Drive, 1 mile west of Caverns Road, on the right when traveling west.
American desire for the acquisition of Florida grew after 1800 as U.S. frontiers expanded. Border incidents provided motivation for General Andrew Jackson's 1818 expedition against Florida's Seminole Indians. Jackson's army destroyed Indian . . . — — Map (db m167155) HM
On Orange Street at Clay Street, on the right when traveling south on Orange Street.
In 1922, Robert T. Gilmore (1879-1948), born in Monticello, founded Gilmore Academy, one of Jackson County's first African-American high schools. Trustees of Marianna's African-American community purchased this three-acre site in 1907 and raised . . . — — Map (db m74191) HM
On Lafayette Street (U.S. 90) at Madison Street, on the right when traveling east on Lafayette Street.
On August 12, 1822, the year after the United States received possession of the Floridas, an Act of the Territorial Legislative Council divided West Florida into two counties -- Jackson and Escambia. At that time, Jackson County included all . . . — — Map (db m74194) HM
On Jefferson Street (State Road 166) north of Broad Street, on the right when traveling north.
Built in 1840, this house was sold by Frances Towers to Isavelle, wife of Arthur Lewis, in 1847. Richard Lewis, creator of the popular patent medicine, Lewis Eye Water, was born here in 1849. In 1852-58, the owner was George Hawkins, Territorial . . . — — Map (db m67533) HM
On Jackson Street at St John Street, on the left when traveling east on Jackson Street.
This African-American church was founded under a brush arbor on the banks of the Chipola River in August, 1867 under the leadership of Rev. Samuel Brown. Shortly after organizing, one of the members who owned a blacksmith shop allowed his shop to be . . . — — Map (db m74196) HM
On Lafayette Street (U.S. 90) at Wynn Street, on the right when traveling west on Lafayette Street.
Here at high noon on September 27, 1864, a Federal raiding force of 900 men under Brigadier-General Alexander Asboth fought a Confederate home guard of 95 old men and boys under Captain Jesse J. Norwood. Entering Marianna from the west, the main . . . — — Map (db m68796) HM
On Lafayette Street (U.S. 90) at Wynn Street, on the right when traveling west on Lafayette Street.
Along with the Old Town Burial Ground, this cemetery shelters some of the noteworthy historical figures of the county. The Episcopal Church it surrounds, organized in 1838, is among the most historic in the state. Within its bounds may be found . . . — — Map (db m68852) HM
On Blue Springs Road (County Road 164) at Marble Court, on the right when traveling east on Blue Springs Road.
Near this site stood “Sylvania”, the plantation home of John Milton, Florida's Civil War governor, who settled in Jackson County in 1845. Milton's holdings consisted of over 2600 acres, a manor house, a school and family chapel, barns, . . . — — Map (db m74197) HM
On Jefferson Street (U.S. 73) 0.1 miles south of Lafayette Street (Road 90), on the right when traveling south. Reported missing.
The Abstract Office is the oldest business building in Marianna. Believed to have been built as his office in the 1840's by Dr. W.S. Wilson who died in 1868. Marianna's telephone exchange was established in 1801 and this building housed the Central . . . — — Map (db m74195) HM
On Lafayette Street (U.S. 90) west of Wynn Street, on the right when traveling east.
John de Roulhac and his wife, Martha Rasco, arrived in Jackson County in 1846. This house was built about that time. Their daughter, Clara, married Dr. Julius Holden here Sept. 22, 1859. Dr. Holden served in the Confederate Army. Legend says the . . . — — Map (db m74189) HM
On Lafayette Street (U.S. 90) at Russ Street, on the right when traveling west on Lafayette Street.
Built in 1895 by Joseph W. Russ, Jr., a prominent landowner and merchant. Neoclassical alterations were made in 1910, by his wife, Bettie Philips Russ. Their only child, Frances Russ Dickerson, lived here for most of her 89 years. Five generations . . . — — Map (db m74211) HM
On Lafayette Street (U.S. 90) at Borden Street, on the right when traveling east on Lafayette Street.
As early as 1825, African Americans settled in the Jackson County area. After 1865, interconnected communities developed their own infrastructure including cemeteries, schools, and churches. From these communities, a large population came together . . . — — Map (db m101421) HM
On Caledonia Street at Clinton Street, on the right when traveling north on Caledonia Street.
The house was built in 1864 by Joseph T. Russ for his wife Mary. In 1881 it was deeded to his daughter, Luella Burke. It was sold in 1884 to Mary Hearn West. Harriet M. Hearn, mother of Mary West bought the house in 1890. In 1891 Theodore D. West . . . — — Map (db m67518) HM
On Lafayette Street (U.S. 90) at Jefferson Street (Florida Route 73), on the right when traveling east on Lafayette Street.
1917 World War I 1918
In remembrance of African-American
Soldiers who served in WWI.
Chester Baker • William Baker • Golias Baker • Jessie Hagler • Hamon Long • Emanuel Snelling Jr • Fred White • John Brown • Frank Cobb • Warren . . . — — Map (db m247278) WM
On Old Spanish Trail (State Road 10A) at Taylor Street, on the left when traveling west on Old Spanish Trail.
"He who drinks from this pump will always return" was the belief of the pioneer families of Sneads.
This pump was built for the town of Sneads by Gabriel Smith in 1899 or 1900 and it is believed to be the second mechanical pump in the area. . . . — — Map (db m67519) HM
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