Marion Fire Dept 1916 Engine
Marion’s twenty horse power fire truck purchased from the International Harvester Company could hardly ascend the hill from the fire barn to the square this morning when summoned to a fire in the rear of the Nance Store on West Main Street. Continue reading
Marion was visited last night by the most disastrous fire experienced in this city for many years and for a time it threatened to take out the entire block on the northwest side of city square. Continue reading
Champion Shoe Store
This photo was marked Champion Shoe Store, tho on the window of the shop it says Marion Modern Methods. Clearly it is a shoe repair shop.Photo appears to date from around 1910. Location to date is unknown. If you know anything about this business or its location, let me know.
(Photo courtesy of the Williamson County Historical Society)