Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Econchattimico's Reserve - A Unique Jackson County Historic Site

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One of the most unique historic sites in Jackson County is located along the old River Road (Highway 271) about six miles north of Sneads a...
Sunday, December 27, 2009

Blue Spring was an important Confederate camp

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Although most Civil War camps were temporary affairs, the one at Jackson County's Blue Spring was occupied for three years by troops ass...
Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Battle of Ocheesee, Florida

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This week marks the 192nd anniversary of the Battle of Ocheesee, an important Seminole War engagement fought on the Apalachicola River at th...
Thursday, October 15, 2009

Jackson County and the Lost Confederate Gold

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by Dale Cox Parramore - One of the most interesting of Jackson County's legends involves a portion of the famed lost Confederate treasur...
Thursday, October 8, 2009

Annual Homecoming Remembers Old Parramore

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The 48th annual Oak Grove Homecoming was held on October 4, 2009, in the historic Jackson County "ghost town" of Old Parramore. Th...
Sunday, September 27, 2009

In Memory of Clinton T. Cox, 1925-2009

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Clinton T. Cox passed away in his sleep on September 27, 2009. He was the best friend, the best example, the best adviser and the best fathe...

The Battle of Marianna took place 145 Years Ago Today

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Now that the smoke of the reenactments has faded away, it is a good time to remember what really happened on the streets of Marianna 145 yea...
Saturday, September 26, 2009

145th Anniversary of the Battle of Campbellton

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Today, September 26th, marks the 145th anniversary of the 1864 skirmish remembered in Jackson County as the "Battle of Campbellton....
Tuesday, July 7, 2009

The Forgotten Indians of Jackson County, Florida

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by Dale Cox It is an often overlooked fact that even after the tragedy of the Trail of Tears, several small groups of Native Americans conti...
Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Searching for Econchattimico's Town

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By Dale Cox Lake Seminole – One of the most significant historic sites in Jackson County lay somewhere north of Sneads along the bank of th...
Tuesday, June 16, 2009

The "Red Ground" Trail was an important local pathway

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By Dale Cox Campbellton – Along the north side of State Highway 2 east of Campbellton, traces of an old road can be seen winding through th...
Friday, June 12, 2009

A Mission to a Jackson County Indian Village in 1771

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By Dale Cox Although they would side with the British during the American Revolution, the Native Americans of Jackson County did not immedi...
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Saturday, May 23, 2009

Steamboat Attack on the Apalachicola River

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The Story of a Forgotten Attack of the Second Seminole War By Dale Cox One of the more unusual incidents of the Second Seminole War took pla...
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...