Dale Cox, Historian & Author

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.

Monday, September 23, 2013

First Fighting of Marianna Raid was 149 Year Ago Today

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Euchee Valley Presbyterian Church in Eucheeanna It was 149 years ago today on September 23, 1864, that the first fighting of the Mariann...
Monday, September 9, 2013

Editor supports targeting of my deceased dad over Dozier story

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On Saturday (9/7/2013) I posted a statement here that a reporter from the Tampa Bay Times was investigating my deceased father because of my...
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Saturday, September 7, 2013

Tampa reporter targets my deceased father over Dozier story

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At 11:06 p.m. on Friday night (September 6, 2013), Ben Montgomery of the Tampa Bay Times (formerly the St. Petersburg Times) informed me tha...
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Friday, September 6, 2013

White House Boy now claims "missing" boys must have been eaten by hogs or sent to dump!

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Student with a Prize Hog (State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory Collection) Just when it seemed as if the wild stories told by some...
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Thursday, September 5, 2013

USF digs up a dog at Dozier School

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Memorial Crosses at Dozier School Cemetery. They were placed by staff and students in the 1960s. UPDATED 9/6/2013 -  Researchers from t...
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Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Facts from the first phase of the Dozier School Cemetery digging

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Memorial Area at Dozier School Cemetery Researchers from the University of South Florida, along with law enforcement volunteers and even...
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Sunday, August 4, 2013

Statement on Dozier School Cemetery (August 5, 2013)

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Memorial Crosses at Dozier School Cemetery Barring something unknown to me, this will be my last public comment on the Dozier School Cem...
Thursday, August 1, 2013

Archaeological Ethics, USF and Dozier School for Boys

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The following was written by Dr. William Lees, a well-known archaeologist and the Executive Director of the Florida Public Archaeology Net...
Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Statement on USF's latest effort to dig up bodies at Dozier School - July 31, 2013

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If the University of South Florida wishes to dig up the graves at the Dozier School Cemetery, it should first contact the next of kin of tho...
Monday, July 15, 2013

Dozier School Cemetery dig DENIED by Florida Secretary of State

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Florida's Secretary of State has denied a permit application from the University of South Florida seeking permission to exhume the grave...
Sunday, July 7, 2013

Ghost caught on camera at Russ House in Marianna, Florida

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Ghost of the Russ House? People have long claimed that Marianna's historic Russ House is haunted and now a strange series of three p...
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Friday, July 5, 2013

Flooding forces temporary closure of Bellamy Bridge Heritage Trail (July 5, 2013)

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Flood waters cover the trail Rising flood waters from the Chipola River have forced a temporary closure of Jackson County's popular ...
Monday, July 1, 2013

Monster Sightings: The Two Egg Stump Jumper is Back!

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Parramore Landing Park east of Two Egg Florida's famed Two Egg Stump Jumper has returned after a two year silence! The legendary m...
Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Ghost hunters make "electric" discovery at Bellamy Bridge!

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Bellamy Bridge A team of paranormal investigators has uncovered evidence of unexplained electric "pulses" at Jackson County...
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Saturday, May 25, 2013

Bondi confirms Dozier ruling is "adverse" to exhumation plans

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Dozier School Cemetery Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi (R) has confirmed that yesterday's court ruling denying a petition to dig ...
Friday, May 24, 2013

Judge Denies Petition to Exhume Graves at Dozier School

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Dozier School Cemetery Judge William Wright of the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit as denied a petition from Dr. Michael Hunter, Medical Exa...
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Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Interpretive Kiosk erected at Bellamy Bridge Heritage Trail!

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New Interpretive Kiosk at Bellamy Bridge Heritage Trail The first of a number of planned interpretive panels have gone up at the Bellam...
Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Flood Waters flow at Bellamy Bridge - 2/26/2013

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The Chipola River is nearly one-mile wide in the Bellamy Bridge area of Jackson County thanks to nearly 1-foot of rain that fell in the ar...
Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Update: Bellamy Bridge Heritage Trail remains closed (2/20/2013)

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February 20, 2013 - Bellamy Bridge Heritage Trail remains closed due to flooding. About 5 feet of water continued to flow across two part...
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