The first official Marion City Hall appears to have manifested with the building of the Marion State and Savings Bank building being erected in 1903. Continue reading
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“Based on growth and interest in the 1920s, both physicians and community leaders of Marion recognized the need to provide a hospital for the care of residents of the city of Marion. Continue reading
A letter from the Federal Board of Hospitalization, Washington, D.C dated April 11, 1939 informed Representative Kent E. Keller that Marion had been selected as the site for the long awaited Veterans Administration Hospital in Southern Illinois. Continue reading
Hon. Charles Hoton Denison, Mayor of Marion and President of the Marion State and Savings Bank, was born in Seneca County, New York August 31, 1837, the third of seven children. Continue reading
The Orpheum Theater which was operational continuously from 1922 closed its doors in 1971. The city of Marion purchased the property in 1973 and did a complete renovation. Continue reading