Edward Everett Denison was born in Marion, Illinois August 28, 1873 to Charles H. Denison and Mary Elizabeth Bundy, daughter of Dr. Samuel H. Bundy and sister to William H. Bundy. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: March 2013
Senator Robert A. Taft was running against Dwight Eisenhower for the 1952 Presidential election when he made a stop in Marion, Illinois and appeared on the Public Square to drum up support. Continue reading
Sunday, March 27, 1977– More than five inches of rain soaked Marion in 12 hours, triggering flooding up to six feet in some areas of the town. Continue reading
Marion Flour Mill 1904
As late as the post-World War I period the tall, black elevator building provided storage for grain bought from local farmers and held for rail shipment or for manufacture into flour on the spot. Continue reading