It has long been suspected that DeYoung Street got its name from a family, but no DeYoung family has ever been found in census records or directories here in Marion. Marion resident, James Emery, who owns property on DeYoung Street … Continue reading
James Arthur Campbell was born in the country, three miles east of Marion on December 29, 1859. His parents were Oliver Gains Campbell and Sidney S. Stewart. James A. was raised on the farm in the summer and received what … Continue reading
In the process of creating an extensive article about the Robert L. Butler administration (1963-2018) a few years back I searched through the Southern Illinoisan newspaper archives back to the late 1950’s and took note of significant events that occurred … Continue reading
” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″]After over 100 years of use, the bricks making up the S. Market historic district were getting rough and starting to generate complaints from citizens. In July of 2016, City Commissioner John Goss requested permission from … Continue reading
Railroad Crossing on W. Main St. March ,1988
City Annexes Pepsi Plant
The Marion City Council last night annexed the Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. plant and surrounding property owned by Harry L. Crisp II on Old Illinois Route 13. Continue reading