At the first term of the county commissioners’ court, held in October, 1839, John Davis was granted a license “to retail spirituous liquors at his house in the town of Marion,” Continue reading
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With the demise of the Goodall Hotel on March 4, 1941, a large hole thereafter presented itself on the Marion public square. Continue reading
In 1842 the first hotel, a two story brick building that extended 40 feet along the north side of the square, called the Western Exchange Hotel, was built by Allen Bainbridge, who also had a tobacco factory and warehouse on the northwest corner of the square. Continue reading
At the first term of the Williamson County Commissioners’ Court, held in October, 1839, John “Bone” Davis was granted a license to retail spirituous liquors at his house in the town of Marion. Continue reading
In 1859, Francis M. Westbrook bought a lot on the south side of the square. At the time there was only a small frame building standing there and this is where he started selling his dry goods. Continue reading
