Pictured below from left to right is Elease Varner, Willie Bell Philyor, and Mary Beechim. Ms. Willie Bell Philyor is holding one of the...

St. Luke Baptist Church The historic St. Luke Baptist Church was founded under a brush arbor on the banks of the Chipola River in August,...

Delaney Pittman has been active and excited with assisting with the North Star Legacy Community of Jackson County. In high school, Mr....

Mr. Simon Britt was able to share nearly one hundred years worth of perspective for this project. As a ninety-eight year old native of...

Lillie Clark was born and raised in the Springfield community, and as she says, she was rolling around in all the red clay dirt roads and...

Elease Varner is a lifelong community member of Springfield. She attended the Springfield Schoolhouse, which is now a museum, from 1st...

Mary Beechim was born and raised in Springfield, a Legacy Community located northwest of Marianna, and has lived her whole life in...

Danny Sylvester plays a wide variety of roles within his community, including being the owner of a heating and cooling business, the...

Mr. Pittman has been a long-time advocate for Legacy Communities. Most recently, he has worked closely with Dr. Thompson in the early...

While the morality of slavery had been debated for some time, abolition remained a fringe movement in The South. The American Revolution...

Tree located outside of the Springfield Schoolhouse Museum and Springfield A.M.E Church in Marianna, FL. This area is known for its...

At the time of the 1860 Census, just prior to the outbreak of the Civil War, Florida, over 20 Legacy Communities can be identified on...

In 1829, Marianna was designated as the county seat in Jackson County, Florida, superseding the earlier settlement of Webbville, which...

The St. Luke Baptist Church was founded on the banks of the Chipola River in August, 1867 under the leadership of Rev. Samuel Brown....