John B. Bainbridge was one of the sons of a pioneer family which settled in a small community bearing the Bainbridge name three miles west of Marion. John B. was the only son of the family to stay in the area, becoming a prominent storekeeper, bank director, and dealer in real estate. Continue reading
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Henry W. Perry, a surveyor, was employed October 16, 1839, to survey and plat the town lots, which are known as the Original Survey of the City of Marion, including the Public Square. These lots were ordered to be sold on six, twelve and eighteen months’ time by the Sheriff. Continue reading
Bennie Mazzara came to the United States from his native Italy in 1921, leaving his wife and his older daughter, Giovanni in Italy until he could earn enough money to send for them. Continue reading
“If there was ever a definite plan adopted for the naming of Marion, Illinois streets, it was lost somewhere in the succession of expansions by fits and starts that have seen the town from nothing in 1839 to more than 13,000 souls 138 years later. Continue reading
This home at 201 E. Allen Ave. in Marion, Illinois appears to have been built right at the turn of the century. One of its first, if not the first, occupant was Oliver J. Page. Oliver was an educator, author, editor, publisher, legislator and businessman. Continue reading
