Florida Caverns State Park: Marianna, FloridaVernon, Robert O. (Robert Orion)
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Florida Caverns State Park: Marianna, Florida
Vernon, Robert O. (Robert Orion)
Caves -- Florida; Florida Caverns State Park (Fla.); Geology -- Florida -- Jackson County
Airline Service—The city is served by National Airlines, with three
flights daily, with direct service to Mobile, New Orleans, and
Jacksonville, and good connections to all major cities. Also available is
charter service through local flying agencies.
Bus Service—Marianna is a terminal station for Greyhound and Trailway Bus
Lines, and approximately 2,000 passengers daily are handled through this
station. Thirty-six regular bus schedules serve the city each twenty-four
hours. Lee’s Coach Lines, a Jackson County bus system, regularly serves
surrounding communities.
Rail Transportation—Marianna is served by the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad, and by the Marianna and Blountstown Railroad. The Atlanta and
St. Andrews Railroad traverses Jackson County, serving Cottondale, nine
miles west of Marianna, and gives direct connections from Panama City and
the Gulf of Mexico to Atlanta and other points.
Hotels, Motels and Restaurants—Marianna is a first-class hotel and motel
city, boasting three hotels, the largest of which has 125 rooms, as well
as a number of outstanding modern, air-conditioned motels. A number of
restaurants and dining rooms serve the traveling and working public. Also
rating first-class are several tourist homes along U. S. Highway 90.
Highways—Marianna is served by U. S. Highway 90, and by State Highways
276, 73, 167, and 71. U. S. Highway 231 connects with U. S. 90 only a few
miles outside Marianna. An excellent system of hard surfaced highways and
roads serve the county.
For further or definite information write Marianna-Jackson County Chamber
of Commerce, Marianna, Florida.
[Illustration: Map showing principal highways leading to Marianna, home
of Florida Caverns State Park.]
Scenic and Historic Florida
_Year Around Attractions_
Whether you are a visitor or a resident, you will want to know more about
Florida’s State Park System which preserves the tropic lure of primitive
Florida and perpetuates memorials of Florida’s absorbing history.
This system of parks and historic memorials, in areas ranging from a few
hundred to 26,000 acres, embraces more than 71,000 acres of the most
wonderful land in Florida.
These parks in their varied appeals offer recreation possibilities
extending from a few hours diversion to extended vacations.
STATE PARKS IN OPERATION
(_Acreage shown in parentheses_)
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