Marion Fire Engine #7 early 1960’s
Marion Fire Engine #7 in service in the early 1960’s sitting in front of the Fire Station at corner of N. Van Buren and West Union which is now in 2012 a parking lot. With small streets and a fire house designed for horse drawn wagons negotiating in and out of the small fire house was a challenge.
(Photo courtesy of the Williamson County Historical Society)
Old Marion Fire House
This is a photo of the old Marion Fire house that used to sit on the NE corner of N. Van Buren and West Union street just off the square. It was built in 1915 when the city had a team of horses and a wagon for fire prevention. The horses were housed in what later became the kitchen. Continue reading
Marion Police Dept 1953
Marion Police Department 1953 photo taken in front of the then City Hall in NE corner of square. This photo was posted in the Marion paper on April 27, 1953. Shown left to right, Chief H.L. Davis, John Kelley, Assistant Chief Herman May, Harley C. Deaton, J.S. Dungey, Tom Lewis, Henry Spiller, radio operator Arlie Simmons and Commisioner E.E. Weber.
(Photo courtesy of the Williamson County Historical Society)