Charles Raymond Monroe was born February 16, 1889. Otley A. Monroe was born November 1, 1890 to William S. and Rachel Monroe. Continue reading
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Castellano Addition
“The following article written in 1953 describes post-depression housing starts occurring in Marion, Illinois.” Continue reading
During the gloomy years of the Depression, old timers in Marion, Illinois predicted that the city was a “goner” and would soon become a ghost town. Continue reading
Henry Brown was born in 1858 in northern Illinois. He married his wife Victoria Winters on October 17, 1878 in Peoria County, Illinois. Continue reading
Lilly Curve
Mrs. Ollie Anderson, 1613 West Main Street can look back at what has transpired during the last 79 years from the perspective of the oldest resident of the street where she came to live in 1898. With the exception of one five-year period in another location she has lived on West Main Street since she came to Marion with her parents at the age of five. Continue reading