Historic Events
St. Luke Baptist Church, Marianna This African-American church, founded along the Chipola River in August 1867, is now a main focal point in Marianna. The building is Gothic Revival Style with pointed, arch leaded stained glass windows and towers on either side of the central nave.
Gilmore Academy In 1922, Robert T. Gilmore (1879-1948), born in Monticello, founded Gilmore Academy, one of Jackson County's first African-American high schools. After graduating its first class in 1931, it was renamed Jackson County Training School, then later Marianna Middle School.
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Erwin House
Likely the oldest house in Jackson County, the Erwin House was built by John A. Syfrett in the 1830s and purchased by Col. John M.F. Erwin, a Florida senator and soldier for the U.S. Militia and the Confederate Army.
The original verandah was destroyed by a hurricane in 1951 but was replaced. The Erwin House was open to overnight travelers in the 1880s, and the water well was once the main source of water for the entire town of Greenwood.