Welcome to the official blog of historian and writer Dale Cox. Articles here explore the history, archaeology, folklore, genealogy, and scenic beauty of the Southeast.
Marianna, Florida - One of Jackson County's busiest tourist attractions is having another record year. Jackson Blue Springs - the county's second most visited spot behind Florida Caverns State Park - is drawing guests at a rate 50% higher than last year. And last year's visitation doubled that of the previous year.
The statistics are courtesy of Taylor Elliot from Coldwater Outfitters, the private company that now manages the springs for the Jackson County Board of County Commissioners.
Two Egg TV's Kyla Clifton and Maison Dickson Fulton visited Jackson Blue Springs in August 2024 for a closer look at what is bringing the park such success!
Check out this video to learn about other great springs in West Florida:
Rachael & Kyla explore the Waterfalls of Early County, Georgia: Part 1
It is difficult to imagine that in the midst of the peanut fields of Southwest Georgia and Southeast Alabama there is a cluster of waterfalls unlike any that you will find elsewhere south of the Blue Ridge Mountains!
Two Egg TV gave you a glimpse of a handful of these falls three years ago in our series Waterfalls of the Wiregrass. What we found then sparked our curiosity and we have been revisiting some of those sites and hunting for more ever since!
What have we found?
Rachael Cox and Kyla Clifton get things going with an adventurous revisit to one of our favorites, the multitiered falls along Coheelee Creek on Early County, Georgia!
Coheelee Creek Falls and Big Coheelee Creek Falls run all in a row down Coheelee Creek starting at the Coheelee Creek Covered Bridge, which can be seen at the Fannie Askew Williams Park in Early County, Georgia.
To reach the park from downtown Blakely Georgia:
Take Highway 62 (Columbia Highway) 10.2 miles west to Hilton and turn right (west) onto Old River Road (look for the Coheelee Creek Covered Bridge sign).
To reach the park from downtown Columbia, Alabama (17.9 miles east of Dothan via AL 52):
Take AL 52 East 1.0 miles to the Chattahoochee River. The highway becomes GA 62 East/Columbia Highway at the river. From the bridge, continue another 2.4 miles and turn left onto Old River Road (Look for the Coheelee Creek Covered Bridge sign).
From either direction:
Cross the railroad tracks and continue for 1.8 miles - passing the historic Hilton Methodist Church (organized in 1850) - on Old River Road. DO NOT turn into Coheelee Creek Park, but instead continue straight ahead across the modern bridge over Coheelee Creek. Just past the creek, turn left onto a graded dirt road. The entrance to Fannie Askew Williams Park will be straight ahead on the dirt road. Do not confuse the park entrance with an ornamental iron entrance on your right.
Once you enter the park and stop, check out the historic bridge and interpretive markers! The first of the waterfalls is very near the bridge. The others are a few hundred yards down the creek.
