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Marianna
Lee County
Population: 5181
Marianna was incorporated in 1870 and became the county seat when Lee County was formed in 1873. It was named for Mary Ann Harland(1802-1857), who deeded the land for the first town site, along with the heirs of her first husband, Daniel Martin. In 2000, the downtown area was designated as an historic commercial district on the National Historic Register. Marianna is the birthplace of Rodney Slater, Federal Highway Administrator and later Secretary of Transportation, during the administration of President Bill Clinton (1992-2000). It was also home to Anna P. Strong (nationally known educator)and Carroll Hewitt Hutchinson (Miss America 1929). John Murrell, lawless desperado, once made his home about 1 1/2 miles southeast of Marianna. Here they planned their forays, preying on the flatboat navigation of the Mississippi River east of Marianna.
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Contact Information:
Marianna/Lee County Chamber of Commerce
P. O. Box 584
Marianna, AR 72360-
(870) 295-2469
www.mariannaarkansas.org
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