1965, Work Underway on Sewer Lagoons

Work Underway on Sewer Lagoons

Work is under way at the Marion sewage treatment plant in southwest Marion. The plant is divided into three lagoons, one 17.21 acres, a second of 3.44 acres and a third of .66 acre.

Also included is a 1,968 square foot chlorination pond, a 300 foot 8 inch force main, a lift station and two manholes. Continue reading

1973, Marion Annexes 37 Acres for Commercial Development

Commercial Development

Marion Annexes 37 Acres

Annexation of 37 acres which will be developed commercially was approved by the Marion City Council Monday.

The 26 acres of L.D. Fern and 11 acres of Paul McIntosh lie between North Carbon Street and Interstate 57 at New Route 13.

A Mohr Value Department store is being built on 6.25 acres of the site. Grading has started. A $1.2 million Rodeway Inn to be built on five acres was announced last week. Continue reading

1965, Marion Annexes 8 Lots on Old Creal Road

Marion Annexes Eight Lots Near Golf and Country Club

Eight lots in the Country Club Heights subdivision near the Southern Illinois Golf and Country Club in Marion were annexed to the city Monday night.

The city council took the action at the request submitted July 23 by the property owners, Marshall and Martha Skelcher, David and Cynthia Guard and Charles and Marilee Luckett. Continue reading

Mitchell, William N. 1814-1879

William N. Mitchell was the paternal ancestor of a long line of prominent citizens, he served as Williamson County Clerk, Marion Postmaster, was the fourth and last person to serve as President of an incorporated Marion Board of Trustees before Marion started using the Mayoral form in 1874 and he helped organize and ran on the first ever Republican ticket in Williamson County, not to mention his involvement in the first Republican county newspaper. Continue reading

1973, Gent’s Addition Series, Part 6 of 6

Boundaries often are stretched to include Barnett’s Addition

Gent’s Addition: In mid-Marion, yet separated

Even the name connotes separation. Something added on, a portion merely attached to the whole.

And yet, Gent’s Addition is located almost in the center of the city of Marion, a few blocks southwest of the Public Square.

The boundaries stretch from College to Boyton Streets north and south and from Van Buren to Court Streets east and west. But the boundaries often are stretched to include Burnett’s addition, the 700 block of South Liberty Street between Cline and College. Continue reading