The Goodall Hotel stood as an imposing monument to the business efforts of George Henry Goodall (1860-1945) who started building the hotel in 1897 and completed it in 1899. Continue reading
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George Henry Goodall was born in Marion on November 5, 1860 to William P. Goodall (1827-1897) and Martha C. Herrin (1831-1915). Continue reading
Milo Erwin, in his History of Williamson County, described George W. Goddard thusly, “George W. Goddard is a lawyer and politician of the old stripe and fashion—too honest for modern politics. Continue reading
Due to an upswell of support for the Southern cause in Williamson county in April of 1861 John A. Logan, George W. Goddard, John H. White and John M. Cunningham pledged their undying support to the cause of the Union. Continue reading
This picture was taken by Carl Sorgen for publication in the Marion Daily Republican. If displays the old water tower, water treatment plant and city resevoir.
(Photo courtesy of the Williamson County Historical Society)