1927 Marion Auto License
It is pretty well established that the Williamson County Fair has been, in the past, a very big affair not only for the county but for the entire region as well. So large were the crowds and conversely the numbers of automobiles that there is no way the fairground could handle all of the automobiles. The solution was to park elsewhere and catch a ride to the fair. Continue reading
March 27, 1977, The Tempo Department Store in the Westmore Shopping Center in Marion was destroyed by fire Sunday night, with the loss estimated at about $1 million. Continue reading
Scottsboro area
Scottsboro Road still leads to Scottsboro, even though the little community that grew up northwest of Marion around the turn of the century never had a formal name, and now has been joined to the City of Marion, Illinois. Continue reading
The following is a list of Postmasters who have served in the Marion, Illinois Post Office. Continue reading
The federal government established a post office at Marion, Illinois on January 30, 1840. Continue reading
