Marianna is a city in and the

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, United States, and it is home to

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, part of the state's public system. The official nickname of Marianna is "The City of Southern Charm". The population was 6,245 at the 2020 census.

Early Marianna was founded in 1828 by Scottish entrepreneur Scott Beveridge (2010 source) aka Beverege, who named the town after his daughters Mary and Anna. The following year, it was designated as the county seat. It attracted businesses from the former sear, Webbville, which became defunct. Marianna was platted along the
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. Many planters from
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relocated to Jackson County to develop new plantations to take advantage of the fertile soil. They relied on the labor of enslaved African Americans brought from the Upper South in the domestic slave trade.

Civil War era

Governor

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, a major planter who owned the Sylvania Plantation and hundreds of

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, was a grandson of Revolutionary War hero John Millton, and a descendant of Sir Christopher Milton, the brother of the famous English poet,

. A Marianna resident, he was elected as

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, serving during the

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years. Governor Milton opposed the

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rejoining the United States. As federal troops were preparing to take control of

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, Governor Milton received word that the Civil War had ended and that Florida would again be part of the United States. On April 1, 1865, as the Southern cause was collapsing, Milton was found dead of a gunshot wound at Sylvania. The ''New York Times'' reported that Governor Milton had committed suicide, noting that he had said he "would rather die" than suffer Federal invasion. The ''West Florida News'', by contrast, reported the sudden death of Florida's fifth Governor as a hunting accident. Governor Milton was buried in the St. Luke's Episcopal churchyard at Marianna. During Reconstruction, the Times account dominated. Marianna was the site of a Civil War battle in 1864 between a small home guard of about 150 boys, older men, and wounded soldiers, and a contingent of approximately 700 Federal troops.

Reconstruction period

During the early years after the Civil War, violence flared in Marianna and Jackson County, where 150 to 200

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, some black, were assassinated in what was known as the

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by members of the

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in an effort to secure

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. Locals claimed this was the work of "ruffians" from border states and

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s. Bishop Charles H. Pearce of Massachusetts, an

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minister who became a state senator in Florida, had first-hand knowledge of the situation. He placed the blame on the planters of Jackson County, who supported action against black Republicans. Disputes over farm land caused much of the disorder, as poor whites objected to negro ownership of choice farms.

Post-Reconstruction to mid-20th century

Violence continued in the state after Reconstruction, reaching a peak in most areas at the turn of the 20th century. This was the period in which southern states also disenfranchised most blacks and thousands of poor whites by raising barriers to voter registration. From 1900 to 1930, Florida had the highest rate of

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per capita in the South and the nation. Refusing to accept the violence, thousands of African Americans left the state during the Great Migration of the early 20th century, going to northern and midwestern industrial cities for work and other opportunities. Marianna Hist Dist bldg19-04

Lynchings in Marianna

In 1934 Claude Neal, a local African-American man, was accused of the rape and murder of a young white woman. He was moved between jails, but a lynch mob found him in

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. The mob abducted him and brought him back to Florida, killing him near the Chattahoochee River and

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. The men brought his body to the Cannady farm, where a larger mob of an estimated 2,000 persons was waiting; people shot and mutilated the body. Neal's body was

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from a tree at the Marianna courthouse square. As recounted in "Behold, America" by Sarah Churchwell (Basic Books, copyright 2018, page 177): "The torture and mutilation that the papers at the time would not name were itemised by a white undercover investigator for the NAACP, to whom an eyewitness boasted ten days later: 'They cut off his penis. He was made to eat it. Then they sliced off his testicles and made him eat them and say he liked it. Then they sliced his sides and stomach with knives and every now and then somebody cut off a finger or toe. Red hot irons were used on the n----- to burn him from top to bottom '...From time to time during the torture he investigator continueda rope would be tied around Neal's neck and he was pulled up over a limb and held there until he almost choked to death, when he would be let down and the torture begun all over again.'" The next day, whites rioted in town, attacking blacks and destroying some of their houses. The governor ordered more than 100 troops of the

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to Marianna to suppress the violence. About 200 blacks and two police were injured. The six white

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s who led the lynching remain unidentified. Marianna FL Chipola Hotel01

In 1943 Cellos Harrison was taken from the county jail at Marianna by a white mob and hanged (lynched) near

. His case had been in the courts for two years in appeals after the African-American man was arrested and twice convicted by

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and sentenced to death for the 1940 murder of a white man. He had confessed without benefit of counsel, and his convictions were overturned by the

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as a result. But whites were tired of waiting for the case to be resolved, and lynched him. President

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directed the Department of Justice to investigate Harrison's lynching; he felt it was unjust that blacks were getting lynched at home while the U.S. was ostensibly fighting for freedom in Europe. No one was ever prosecuted for Harrison's death.

Florida School for Boys

Florida Industrial School for Boys Marianna

The

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, operated in Marianna from January 1, 1900, to June 30, 2011. For a time, it was the largest juvenile reform institution in the United States. Throughout its 111-year history, the school gained a reputation for abuse, beatings, rapes, and torture of students by staff. It was rumored that students had died there as a result of injuries. Despite periodic investigations, changes of leadership, and promises by the state to improve conditions, the allegations of cruelty and abuse continued. Many of the allegations were confirmed by separate investigations by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement in 2010 and the Civil Rights Division of the

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in 2011. State authorities closed the school permanently in June 2011. In 2015, a multi-year investigation of the cemetery and grounds by the

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(USF), which was attempting to find undocumented burials on the grounds, revealed details of a secret "rape dungeon", where boys younger than 12 were sexually abused. It positively identified five bodies from remains recovered on the grounds. By January 2016, the end of the USF's studies of the grounds and exhumation of remains, it had identified 55 previously unknown burials, made a match for seven bodies through

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, and presumptively identified another 14 sets of remains of 51 found. Twenty-seven more graves were discovered in 2019. The team created a website containing documentation of their investigation and will continue to work with state agencies and families of former students to identify more remains.

Hurricane Michael

The city was one of several

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communities devastated by Category 5

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on October 10, 2018. The downtown area was strongly hit: several historic buildings collapsed and blocked Lafayette Street, which is the main road. The city was without power for three weeks, which caused extensive school cancellations. More than 80% of homes and businesses in Marianna were heavily damaged or destroyed due to Michael's extreme winds. Millions of dollars in insurance claims were filed, and the area suffered millions of dollars in economic losses. This hurricane is the worst natural disaster to ever strike Marianna, surpassing the damages caused by a F-3 tornado spawned by

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in September 2004.

Geography

Marianna is located in central Jackson County at (30.776370, –85.238149).

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passes through the center of town as Lafayette Street, leading east to Grand Ridge and west to Cottondale.

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passes through the southern end of the city, leading east to

, the state capital, and west to

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. Access to Marianna is at Exit 136, Florida State Road 276. According to the

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, the city has a total area of , of which , or 0.29%, are water. The

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, which forms the eastern border of the city, is part of the

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watershed.

Climate

Demographics

Marianna first appeared in the 1850 U.S. Census with a recorded population of 377.

2010 and 2020 census

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 6,245 people, 2,908 households, and 1,662 families residing in the city. As of the 2010 United States census, there were 6,102 people, 1,924 households, and 1,189 families residing in the city.

2000 census

As of the

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of 2000, there were 6,230 people, 2,398 households, and 1,395 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 2,764 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 56.8%

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, 40.2%

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, 0.3% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 0.9% from other races, and 1.1% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 2.6% of the population. In 2000, there were 2,398 households, out of which 28.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.3% were

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living together, 20.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.8% were non-families. 38.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.96. In 2000, in the city, the population was spread out, with 26.7% under the age of 18, 11.8% from 18 to 24, 22.3% from 25 to 44, 18.4% from 45 to 64, and 20.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.7 males. In 2000, the median income for a household in the city was $23,861, and the median income for a family was $29,590. Males had a median income of $28,500 versus $21,530 for females. The

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for the city was $14,021. About 20.9% of families and 28.5% of the population were below the

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, including 41.7% of those under age 18 and 34.6% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Jackson County School Board operates public K–12 schools. Marianna has four schools, all of which usually perform in the high C-low B range in the state's FCAT grade scale. Marianna K-8 School for grades

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to 8th grade, and Marianna High School for grades 9–12, Jackson Alternative School for grades 4-12, and Hope School for grades PK-12.

, home of the Chipola Indians, is the choice for many residents and offers dual-enrollment classes for high school students. The college is a four-year state institution offering bachelor's degrees in nine programs. Additionally, students can earn masters and doctoral degrees on the Chipola Campus through

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, and

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From 1961 to 1966, a junior college,

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, served African-American students. It closed in 1966 after passage of the

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and the opening of Chipola Junior College (today

) to all students.

Government

Marianna had the first Jewish mayor in Florida, Henry Brash. He served three terms before moving to Tampa.

Transportation

Highways

State Road 71 * Florida 73

State Road 73

Railroads

Freight service is provided by the

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, which acquired most of the former

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main line from Pensacola to Jacksonville on June 1, 2019.

Airports

Marianna Municipal Airport was developed at a former

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Army Air Corps base that was transferred to the city. It is a public-use

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located northeast of the central business district.

Attractions

Marianna is an official Florida Main Street town. The downtown area has been restored to look as it did many years ago, to encourage

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and emphasize its unique character and a pedestrian-friendly neighborhood. The downtown area includes the Marianna Historic District, which has a number of

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homes.

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is located north of town. There is also cave diving in underwater Blue Springs. St. Luke's Episcopal Church and cemetery are state landmarks, as they had a principal role in the

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battle of Marianna in 1864. The

is a source of recreation during all but the winter months.

Notable people

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, writer and editor * Tim Davis, former pitcher for the

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, basketball head coach,

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, born in Marianna *

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, civil rights leader, writer, born in Marianna *

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, pop and country singer-songwriter, born in MariannaWhitburn, Joel (1996). ''The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits'', pp.128–29. . * Alex Hamilton (born 1993), basketball player for Hapoel Eilat in the

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* David Hart, actor, TV series ''In the Heat of the Night'' * George Sydney Hawkins, politician and justice *

Caroline Lee Hentz Caroline Lee Whiting Hentz (June 1, 1800 – February 11, 1856) was an American novelist. She is most noted for her defenses of slavery and opposition to the abolitionist movement. Her widely read '' The Planter's Northern Bride'' (1854) was one ...

, novelist and author * Danny Lipford, home improvement expert *

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, Academy Award-nominated costume designer *

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, professional baseball player *

, governor of Florida during the Civil War * William Hall Milton, U.S. senator * Claude Neal, African-American victim of torture and spectacle lynching in 1934 after being accused of rape * Sam E. Parish, 8th Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force * Rick Pearson, professional golfer *

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, American politician and diplomat * Wankard Pooser, politician * Edd Sorenson, professional cave diver * Jim Sorey, professional football player *

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, Emmy Award-winning costume designer * Doug Woodlief, professional football player

Gallery

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References

External links

City of Marianna official website
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