tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964675585357795968.post8858626214153890156..comments2024-03-23T11:35:36.777-07:00Comments on Dale Cox, Historian & Author: Old U.S. Road played a key role in Jackson County's historyDale Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07756272433232589890noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964675585357795968.post-43472300275867846632009-03-10T11:59:00.000-07:002009-03-10T11:59:00.000-07:00Dan,Actually, the Marianna-St. Joe's road continue...Dan,<BR/>Actually, the Marianna-St. Joe's road continued to be used and most of it remains in use today. Mail was being carried via the Marianna-Chattahoochee road as early as the late 1820s. Both mail routes remained important, as the Marianna-St. Joe route also provided mail access by land to and from Apalachicola, which was important as the riverboats could not run during dry weather.<BR/><BR/>DaleDale Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07756272433232589890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964675585357795968.post-56329984209450363412009-03-10T09:09:00.000-07:002009-03-10T09:09:00.000-07:00Dale:I'm assuming that the Marianna-St Joe's road ...Dale:<BR/>I'm assuming that the Marianna-St Joe's road was obviated by the Marianna-Chattahoochee ferry road that became the mail route by the late 1860s, particularly after extension of the railroad from Quincy to Chattahoochee. When did this transition take place? <BR/>Dan WeinfeldDaniel R. Weinfeldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15972972002225799218noreply@blogger.com