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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The Marianna and Greenwood Historic Sidewalk Tour
A self-guided tour of the Marianna Historical District and the community of Greenwood. The tour features seventeen sites of historical significance in Marianna and an additional seven sites in Greenwood that include homes, churches, commercial establishments and cemeteries. Of particular note are St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Marianna where some of Florida's most prominent citizens are buried as well as those who died during the Battle of Marianna in the Civil War; and Penders Store in Greenwood which has served customers continuously since its construction in 1869. Several sites are listed on the National Register of Historic places.
Tour guide brochures are available at the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce (the historic Russ House), 4318 Lafayette Street, Marianna
P.O. Box 920 Phone: (214) 748-3647
Marianna, FL 32447 Fax: (214) 748-3647
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