The West End Community Historical

The West End Community Historical (HM1WWW)

Location: Marianna, FL 32448 Jackson County
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N 30° 46.588', W 85° 14.144'

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As early as 1825, African Americans settled in the Jackson County area. After 1865, interconnected communities developed their own infrastructure including cemeteries, schools, and churches. From these communities, a large population came together on a 563 acre parcel, later named West End, near downtown Marianna. It was bordered by Borden Street, Lafayette Street, Pennsylvania Avenue, and South Street. Home styles included shotgun, block types, and brick ranch. Over the years, the West End community grew from hundreds to over a thousand. Farming and sharecropping were originally the main sources of income, but later residents also held teaching and governmental jobs. A renaissance period in the late 19th and early 20th centuries brought the construction of new schools and churches, coupled with thriving, minority-owned businesses. Historic institutions in the West End were St. James A.M.E. Church, St. Luke Baptist Church, Gilmore Academy, and Jackson County Training School. Involvement in city government remained important and five city mayors hailed from West End between the 1980s and 2016. The community's maxim evolved from the Akan word, Sankofa, meaning "learn from our past, going into the future."
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HM NumberHM1WWW
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Year Placed2016
Placed BySaint James A.M.E. Church, Castoria S. Borders Family, Johney Baker, Sr. and Carrie Ephraim Baker Family, Maggie Pender Atwater Family, Evelyn P. and Chalmers Wilson, Jr. Family, C. Wilson III, the Chipola Historical Trust, the City of Marianna, and the Florida Department of State
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Date Added Friday, February 17th, 2017 at 9:01am PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16R E 668831 N 3406159
Decimal Degrees30.77646667, -85.23573333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 30° 46.588', W 85° 14.144'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds30° 46' 35.28" N, 85° 14' 8.64" W
Driving DirectionsGoogle Maps
Area Code(s)850
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling East
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 2910 Borden St, Marianna FL 32448, US
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