The Marion Electric Park is another one of those marvels that was available at the turn of the century in Marion, yet little is known of it. Continue reading
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At the first term of the county commissioners’ court, held in October, 1839, John Davis was granted a license “to retail spirituous liquors at his house in the town of Marion,” Continue reading
With the demise of the Goodall Hotel on March 4, 1941, a large hole thereafter presented itself on the Marion public square. Continue reading
In 1842 the first hotel, a two story brick building that extended 40 feet along the north side of the square, called the Western Exchange Hotel, was built by Allen Bainbridge, who also had a tobacco factory and warehouse on the northwest corner of the square. Continue reading
At the first term of the Williamson County Commissioners’ Court, held in October, 1839, John “Bone” Davis was granted a license to retail spirituous liquors at his house in the town of Marion. Continue reading