This Marion Daily Republican article was written on Tuesday, February 27, 1979 as a follow up to the previous weekend’s record snow. See also, Snow Storm of 1979. Continue reading
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The winter of 1979 started brewing in January with numerous deaths in the Northern U.S., the Midwest and Europe attributed to record snowfalls and sustained zero and subzero temperatures. Continue reading
Fleming Gent was born March 1, 1843 in Ohio. He must have been orphaned early on in life because the first census record that I was able to find on him was when he was aged 8 Continue reading
For 50 years, Marion Mayor Robert Butler has kept watch over his beloved city. For decades to come, a monument to his faithful service will continue to stand guard on the town square. Continue reading
Charles Andrew Gent was born March 1, 1865 at Tunnel Hill in Johnson County, Illinois. Continue reading
