” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″]The construction in 2017 of a new home at 815 N. Market St. on the southeast corner of E. Boulevard and N. Market caught my attention. The lot had been vacant for several years and used … Continue reading
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One of the most unusual escapes in the history of American prisons took place near Marion on July 21, 1971. At about 1:45 that afternoon, Warren George Briggs, bank robber turned scientist, leapt over two barbed wire-topped 15 foot high … Continue reading
Elizabeth “Betty” Eleanor Hay, was born November 3, 1928 to Charles W. Hay and Alliba Thurmond. Alliba was the daughter of Elisha Thurmond, founder of Thurmond Monument Company and mayor of Marion from 1927 to 1931. Charles Hay was a … Continue reading
I love old stories of previous Marion citizens and few were more colorful than the pipe smoking Grandma Cline. Her great, great grandson, Bruce Cline, who currently lives in Carbondale has released his latest version of “History, Mystery and Hauntings … Continue reading
Dr. John W. Vick was born on March 6, 1849 in Russellville, Logan County, Kentucky, to Samuel S. Vick (1827-1916) and Martha J. Newton (1827-1906). When John was only 2 years old, in 1851, his father and grandfather’s families all … Continue reading