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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2AP8_the-legend-of-tates-hell_Carrabelle-FL.html
Jebediah Tate was a superstitious farmer that lived northwest of Carrabelle in Sumatra Florida. His only son was born just before the war and he named him Cebe. Jebediah was a Civil War veteran, and his wife was half Cherokee Indian. He bought 160…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2AP7_marvin-n-justiss-building_Carrabelle-FL.html
Marvin N. Justiss was born November 16, 1898. He married Thelma Massey in Pensacola, Florida and moved to Carrabelle in 1929. They had one daughter, Virginia Justiss Sanborn. Marvin Justiss came to Carrabelle and began building both homes and comm…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM27N5_crooked-river-lighthouse-history_Carrabelle-FL.html
The Crooked River Lighthouse, built in 1895, replaced three lighthouses on Dog Island that over the years were destroyed by storms. The lightstation grounds originally included a house for both the Keeper and the Assistant Keeper, and several outb…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WQS_camp-gordon-johnston-historical_Carrabelle-FL.html
In June 1942 the U.S. War Department selected a 155,000 acre section of coastal Franklin County to be used as an amphibious warfare training center. Originally called Camp Carabelle, the base was renamed in January 1943 to honor the memory of Colo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WJG_camp-gordon-johnston-training-area-historical_Carrabelle-FL.html
With the approach of World War II, amphibious warfare training centers were hurriedly built. Camp Carrabelle opened in September 1941. Construction began in July 1942 and the camp was renamed in honor of Colonel Gordon Johnston (1874-1934), a high…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMB01_world-war-ii-d-day-training-site_Carrabelle-FL.html
In late 1943, Carrabelle Beach and Dog Island, while they were a part of Camp Gordon Johnston, were used by the US Army 4th Infantry Division to train for the Normandy Invasion on D-Day, June 6th, 1944. The Amphibious Training Center had been offi…