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Jackson County, Florida, the Glossary

Jackson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida, on its northwestern border with Alabama.^[1]

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1822 establishments in Florida Territory

African Americans

African Americans, also known as Black Americans or Afro-Americans, are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from any of the Black racial groups of Africa.

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African Methodist Episcopal Church

The African Methodist Episcopal Church, usually called the AME Church or AME, is a Methodist denomination based in the United States.

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Alabama

Alabama is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States.

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Alabama State Route 109

State Route 109 (SR 109) is a state highway in Houston County in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Alabama.

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Alabama State Route 53

State Route 53 (SR 53) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Alabama.

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Alaska Natives (also known as Alaskan Indians, Alaskan Natives, Native Alaskans, Indigenous Alaskans, Aboriginal Alaskans or First Alaskans) are the Indigenous peoples of Alaska and include Alaskan Creoles, Iñupiat, Yupik, Aleut, Eyak, Tlingit, Haida, Tsimshian, and a number of Northern Athabaskan cultures.

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Alford, Florida

Alford is a town in Jackson County, Florida, United States.

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Altha, Florida

Altha is a small town in Calhoun County, Florida, United States.

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American Civil War

The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union.

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Amtrak

The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak, is the national passenger railroad company of the United States.

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Andrew Jackson

Andrew Jackson (March 15, 1767 – June 8, 1845) was an American lawyer, planter, general, and statesman who served as the seventh president of the United States from 1829 to 1837.

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Apalachicola River

The Apalachicola River is a river, approximately long, in the state of Florida.

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Asian Americans

Asian Americans are Americans of Asian ancestry (including naturalized Americans who are immigrants from specific regions in Asia and descendants of those immigrants).

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Atlanta and St. Andrews Bay Railroad

The Atlanta and St.

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Baptist University of Florida

The Baptist University of Florida is a private Baptist College in Graceville, Florida.

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Bascom, Florida

Bascom is a town in Jackson County, Florida, United States.

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Bay County, Florida

Bay County is a county on the Emerald Coast in Northwest Florida. Jackson County, Florida and Bay County, Florida are Florida counties and north Florida.

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Bay Line Railroad

The Bay Line Railroad is one of several short line railroad companies owned by Genesee & Wyoming Inc.

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Calhoun County, Florida

Calhoun County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. Jackson County, Florida and Calhoun County, Florida are Florida counties and north Florida.

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Campbellton, Florida

Campbellton is a town in Jackson County, Florida, United States.

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Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating population information about the members of a given population.

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Central Time Zone

The North American Central Time Zone (CT) is a time zone in parts of Canada, the United States, Mexico, Central America and some Caribbean islands.

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Charles H. Pearce

Charles H. Pearce (1817–1887) was a religious and political leader in Florida.

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Charles Memorial Hamilton

Charles Memorial Hamilton (November 1, 1840 – October 22, 1875) was a US Representative from Florida.

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Chattahoochee River

The Chattahoochee River is a river in the Southern United States.

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Chipley, Florida

Chipley is a city in and the county seat of Washington County, Florida, United States, located between Tallahassee and Pensacola.

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Chipola College

Chipola College is a public college in Marianna, Florida.

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Chipola River

The Chipola River is a tributary of the Apalachicola River in western Florida.

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Choctawhatchee River

The Choctawhatchee River is a U.S. Geological Survey.

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Confederate States Army

The Confederate States Army, also called the Confederate Army or the Southern Army, was the military land force of the Confederate States of America (commonly referred to as the Confederacy) during the American Civil War (1861–1865), fighting against the United States forces to win the independence of the Southern states and uphold and expand the institution of slavery.

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Cottondale, Florida

Cottondale is a city in Jackson County, Florida, United States.

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County (United States)

In the United States, a county or county equivalent is an administrative or political subdivision of a U.S. state or other territories of the United States which consists of a geographic area with specific boundaries and usually some level of governmental authority.

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County seat

A county seat is an administrative center, seat of government, or capital city of a county or civil parish.

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CSX Transportation

CSX Transportation, known colloquially as simply CSX, is a Class I freight railroad company operating in the Eastern United States and the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec.

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Cypress, Florida

Cypress is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, Florida, United States.

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DeFuniak Springs, Florida

DeFuniak Springs is a city in and the county seat of Walton County, Florida, United States.

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Duval County, Florida

Duval County is a county in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Florida. Jackson County, Florida and Duval County, Florida are 1822 establishments in Florida Territory, Florida counties, north Florida and Populated places established in 1822.

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Eastern Time Zone

The Eastern Time Zone (ET) is a time zone encompassing part or all of 23 states in the eastern part of the United States, parts of eastern Canada, and the state of Quintana Roo in Mexico.

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Escambia County, Florida

Escambia County is the westernmost and oldest county in the U.S. state of Florida. Jackson County, Florida and Escambia County, Florida are Florida counties and north Florida.

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Florida

Florida is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States.

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Florida Baptist Convention

The Florida Baptist Convention (FBC) is a group of churches affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention located in the U.S. state of Florida.

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Florida Caverns State Park

Florida Caverns State Park is a state park of Florida in the United States, part of the Florida State Parks system.

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Florida Democratic Party

The Florida Democratic Party is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of Florida, headquartered in Tallahassee.

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Florida Department of Corrections

The Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) is the government agency responsible for operating state prisons in the U.S. state of Florida.

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Florida Department of Juvenile Justice

The Florida Department of Juvenile Justice (FDJJ) is a state agency of Florida that operates juvenile detention centers.

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Florida School for Boys

The Florida School for Boys, also known as the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys (AGDS), was a reform school operated by the state of Florida in the panhandle town of Marianna from January 1, 1900, to June 30, 2011.

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Florida's 2nd congressional district

Florida's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Florida.

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Freedman

A freedman or freedwoman is a person who has been released from slavery, usually by legal means.

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Freedmen's Bureau

The Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, usually referred to as simply the Freedmen's Bureau, was a U.S. government agency of early post American Civil War Reconstruction, assisting freedmen (i.e., former slaves) in the South.

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Gadsden County, Florida

Gadsden County is a county located in the panhandle of the U.S. state of Florida. Jackson County, Florida and Gadsden County, Florida are Florida counties and north Florida.

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Geneva County, Alabama

Geneva County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Alabama.

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Government auction

A government auction or a public auction is an auction held on behalf of a government in which the property to be auctioned is either property owned by the government or property which is sold under the authority of a court of law or a government agency with similar authority.

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Graceville, Florida

Graceville is a city in Jackson County, Florida, United States.

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Graham Air Base

Graham Air Base was a United States Air Force base located in Marianna, Florida.

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Grand Ridge, Florida

Grand Ridge is a town in Jackson County, Florida, United States.

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Greenwood, Florida

Greenwood is a town in Jackson County, Florida, United States.

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Guerrilla warfare

Guerrilla warfare is a form of unconventional warfare in which small groups of irregular military, such as rebels, partisans, paramilitary personnel or armed civilians including recruited children, use ambushes, sabotage, terrorism, raids, petty warfare or hit-and-run tactics in a rebellion, in a violent conflict, in a war or in a civil war to fight against regular military, police or rival insurgent forces.

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Gulf County, Florida

Gulf County is a county located in the panhandle of the U.S. state of Florida. Jackson County, Florida and Gulf County, Florida are Florida counties and north Florida.

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Hispanic and Latino Americans

Hispanic and Latino Americans (Estadounidenses hispanos y latinos; Estadunidenses hispânicos e latinos) are Americans of full or partial Spanish and/or Latin American background, culture, or family origin.

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Holmes County, Florida

Holmes County is a county located in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Florida, in the Panhandle. Jackson County, Florida and Holmes County, Florida are Florida counties and north Florida.

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Houston County, Alabama

Houston County is a county located in the southeastern corner of the U.S. state of Alabama.

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Howard Kester

Howard Kester (1904–1977) was an American preacher, organizer, and activist based in the South.

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Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina was a devastating and deadly Category 5 Atlantic hurricane that caused 1,392 fatalities and damages estimated at $186.3 billion (2022 USD) in late August 2005, particularly in the city of New Orleans and its surrounding area.

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Insurgency

An insurgency is a violent, armed rebellion by small, lightly armed bands who practice guerrilla warfare against a larger authority.

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Jackson County Courthouse (Florida)

The Jackson County Courthouse is a historic courthouse at the center of the Marianna town square, in Jackson County, Florida.

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Jackson County School Board

The Jackson County School Board is the school district of Jackson County, Florida.

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Jackson County, Florida

Jackson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida, on its northwestern border with Alabama. Jackson County, Florida and Jackson County, Florida are 1822 establishments in Florida Territory, Florida counties, north Florida and Populated places established in 1822.

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Jacob City, Florida

Jacob City is a city in Jackson County, Florida, United States.

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Jay Trumbull

Jay Norbert Trumbull (born February 21, 1989) is a Republican politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 6th District, which includes Panama City in southern Bay County, until 2022.

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Jim Woodruff Dam

Jim Woodruff Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Apalachicola River, about south of that river's origin at the confluence of the Flint and Chattahoochee Rivers.

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John Milton (Florida politician)

John Milton (April 20, 1807 – April 1, 1865) was governor of Florida through most of the American Civil War.

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Ku Klux Klan

The Ku Klux Klan, commonly shortened to the KKK or the Klan, is the name of several historical and current American white supremacist, far-right terrorist organizations and hate groups.

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Lake Seminole

Lake Seminole is a reservoir located in the southwest corner of Georgia along its border with Florida, maintained by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

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Legislative Council of the Territory of Florida

The Legislative Council of the Territory of Florida, often referred to as the Florida Territorial Council or Florida Territorial Legislative Council, was the legislative body governing the American territory of Florida (Florida Territory) before statehood. Jackson County, Florida and legislative Council of the Territory of Florida are 1822 establishments in Florida Territory.

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Liberty County, Florida

Liberty County is a county located in the state of Florida. Jackson County, Florida and Liberty County, Florida are Florida counties and north Florida.

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List of county roads in Jackson County, Florida

The following is a list of county roads in Jackson County, Florida.

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List of Florida state parks

There are 175 state parks and 9 state trails in the U.S. state of Florida which encompass more than, providing recreational opportunities for both residents and tourists.

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Louisville and Nashville Railroad

The Louisville and Nashville Railroad, commonly called the L&N, was a Class I railroad that operated freight and passenger services in the southeast United States.

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Lynching of Claude Neal

Claude Neal (b. 1911 – d. October 26, 1934) was a 23-year-old African-American farmhand who was arrested in Jackson County, Florida, on October 19, 1934, for allegedly raping and killing Lola Cannady, a 19-year-old white woman missing since the preceding night.

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Malone, Florida

Malone is a town in Jackson County, Florida, United States.

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Marianna Municipal Airport

Marianna Municipal Airport is an airport in Marianna, Jackson County, Florida, northeast of Downtown Marianna.

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Marianna, Florida

Marianna is a city in and the county seat of Jackson County, Florida, United States, and it is home to Chipola College.

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Marriage

Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognised union between people called spouses.

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Multiracial Americans

Multiracial Americans or mixed-race Americans are Americans who have mixed ancestry of two or more races. The term may also include Americans of mixed-race ancestry who self-identify with just one group culturally and socially (cf. the one-drop rule). In the 2020 United States census, 33.8 million individuals or 10.2% of the population, self-identified as multiracial.

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National Register of Historic Places listings in Jackson County, Florida

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Jackson County, Florida.

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Native Americans in the United States

Native Americans, sometimes called American Indians, First Americans, or Indigenous Americans, are the Indigenous peoples native to portions of the land that the United States is located on.

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Neal Dunn

Neal Patrick Dunn (born February 16, 1953) is an American surgeon and Republican Party politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 2017.

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New Orleans

New Orleans (commonly known as NOLA or the Big Easy among other nicknames) is a consolidated city-parish located along the Mississippi River in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of Louisiana.

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Non-Hispanic whites

Non-Hispanic Whites or Non-Latino Whites are White Americans classified by the United States census as "white" and not Hispanic.

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Pacific Islander Americans

Pacific Islander Americans (also colloquially referred to as Islander Americans) are Americans who are of Pacific Islander ancestry (or are descendants of the indigenous peoples of Oceania or of Austronesian descent).

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Panama City, Florida

Panama City is a city in and the county seat of Bay County, Florida, United States.

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Pensacola and Atlantic Railroad

The Pensacola and Atlantic Railroad (P&A) was a company incorporated by an act of the Florida Legislature on March 4, 1881, to run from Pensacola to the Apalachicola River near Chattahoochee, a distance of about.

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Per capita income

Per capita income (PCI) or average income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year.

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Population density

Population density (in agriculture: standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area.

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Poverty threshold

The poverty threshold, poverty limit, poverty line, or breadline is the minimum level of income deemed adequate in a particular country.

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Race and ethnicity in the United States census

In the United States census, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) define a set of self-identified categories of race and ethnicity chosen by residents, with which they most closely identify.

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Racial discrimination in jury selection

Racial discrimination in jury selection is specifically prohibited by law in many jurisdictions throughout the world.

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Reconstruction era

The Reconstruction era was a period in United States history following the American Civil War, dominated by the legal, social, and political challenges of abolishing slavery and reintegrating the eleven former Confederate States of America into the United States.

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Republican Party of Florida

The Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) is the affiliate of the Republican Party in the U.S. state of Florida.

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Round Lake, Florida

Round Lake is an unincorporated community south of Alford and north of Panama City on U.S. 231 in Jackson County, Florida, United States.

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Seminole County, Georgia

Seminole County is a county located in the southwestern corner of U.S. state of Georgia.

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Shane Abbott

Shane Abbott is an American politician.

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Sharecropping is a legal arrangement in which a landowner allows a tenant (sharecropper) to use the land in return for a share of the crops produced on that land.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_County,_Florida

Also known as County of Jackson, FL, County of Jackson, Florida, History of Jackson County, Florida, Jackson County War, Jackson County, FL.

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1822 establishments in Florida Territory

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