Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Dozier School "Mystery Graves" were there in 1940

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USDA Aerial Photographs Show “Controversial” Cemetery Existed Before World War II by Dale Cox The little cemetery near Dozier School tha...
Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Early Settlers of Jackson County, Florida

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By Dale Cox The smoke had barely cleared from the First Seminole War when the first settlers began to make their way back to the rich lands ...
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Saturday, April 11, 2009

Second Seminole War Attack in Jackson County

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By Dale Cox Fought in virtually every corner of Florida, the Second Seminole War was a bloody conflict that deteriorated into guerrilla raid...
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Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Jackson County's "Other" Civil War Battle

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The Battle on the Upper Chipola by Dale Cox While the story of the Battle of Marianna is pretty well known in Jackson County, few people ar...
Friday, March 13, 2009

International Military Delegations Tours Marianna Battlefield

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Improved recognition of the national and even international significance of a local Civil War event is drawing growing numbers of tourists t...
Saturday, March 7, 2009

Three Rivers appears likely to remain a state park!

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Outstanding news today from Tallahassee. Governor Charlie Crist has recommended that all Florida State Parks, including Three Rivers State P...
Friday, March 6, 2009

Battle of Natural Bridge Anniversary

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Today is the 144th anniversary of the Battle of Natural Bridge, Florida. Fought on the St. Marks River south of Tallahassee on March 6, 1865...
Thursday, February 26, 2009

The Calhoun County War of 1860 - Part One

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One of the most fascinating episodes in Jackson County history took place during the fall of 1860 when the county became entangled in an out...
Sunday, February 22, 2009

The Grave of Captain Henry Robinson

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This is the grave of Captain Henry J. Robinson, a key figure in the Battle of Marianna. Born in 1840, Robinson was only 20 years old when Fl...
Thursday, February 19, 2009

Walking in the Footsteps of Marcos Delgado

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Spanish Expedition Marched from Sneads to Campbellton in 1686 By Dale Cox After learning in 1686 that a French settlement had been establish...
Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Battle of Marianna Casualties buried in Pensacola

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By Dale Cox Pensacola – I had the opportunity this week to spend a few minutes walking through the tombstones at Barrancas National Cemeter...
Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Lost Grave of Former Speaker of the House Rediscovered in Marianna

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Members of the Dr. Theophilus West Camp of the Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV) have been involved in a noteworthy project to locate, clea...
Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Evidence of Prehistoric Brain Surgery in Jackson County

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Sneads - The Mississippians were the ancestors of most of the Native American nations we recognize today. The Muscogee (Creek), Choctaw, Ch...
Tuesday, January 13, 2009

The Wreck of the "Chamois"

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Steamboat Explosion Received Wide Coverage By Dale Cox While travel on the early paddlewheel steamboats that served Jackson County was pictu...
Friday, January 9, 2009

Last Store in Parramore is now gone

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The end of an era in Jackson County history was marked today as the last surviving store in the old ghost town of Parramore was torn down. T...
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Sunday, December 14, 2008

Jeff Milton - Faster than the Fastest Gun in the West

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By Dale Cox Blue Spring – On Blue Springs Road a few miles east of Marianna, a state marker points out the site of “Sylvania,” the home of ...
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Thursday, December 4, 2008

Andrew Jackson and the Natural Bridge - Part Three

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We continue today with our series of excerpts from my new book, The History of Jackson County, Florida: Volume One . We are detailing the st...
Sunday, November 30, 2008

Anniversary of Scott's Massacre - November 30, 1817

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Today marks the 191st anniversary of the Seminole War battle remembered as Scott's Massacre. This bloody fight took place on November 30...
Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Andrew Jackson and the Natural Bridge - Part Two

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We continue tonight with the story of Andrew Jackson and the Natural Bridge of the Chipola River. This article is part two of a series of ex...
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Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Andrew Jackson and the Natural Bridge - Part One

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The Natural Bridge of the Chipola River, seen here, is one of the most significant historic sites in Jackson County. Now part of Florida Ca...