- Annexes
- 1947, Bainbridge Square Platted
- 1960, City Council Annexes 279 Parcels in NE Section
- 1963, Marion Buys, Leases Land
- 1964, Annexation of Five Acres Sought
- 1965, Marion Annexes 8 Lots on Old Creal Road
- 1967, City Annexes Right of Way West of Marion
- 1973, Marion Annexes 37 Acres for Commercial Development
- 1973, Marion News in Brief
- 1974, Marion Annexes Over 500 Acres Including East Lawn Cemetery
- 1974, Marion News in Brief
- 1974, Special Election Adds 440 Acres To Marion
- 1988, City Annexes Pepsi Plant
- Marion Timeline 1954-2016
- Reflections on Scottsboro, Illinois
- Vicksburg Village Absorbed by Marion, Illinois
- Buildings
- 1875, June 4 - Court House and Post Office Destroyed
- 1877, October 11 - City Prison Burns
- 1915, Old Marion Fire House
- 1915, September 2 - City Council to move Fire Dept
- 1916, Marion Carnegie Library Dedication Speech
- 1921, August 24 - Fire Dept on Fire
- 1935, May 23 - City Hall Sustains Small Blaze
- 1937, April 3 - Bricks from Square Now House Fire Trucks
- 1941, May 22 - Old Fire Truck Sold, Fire House Remodeled
- 1960, City Council Annexes 279 Parcels in NE Section
- 1960-62, Old Marion Armory
- 1963, January 28 - Three Firemen Hospitalized for CO Fumes
- 1963, Storme Tells how Recreation Board Began
- 1967, May 31 - City Council Discusses New Fire Station
- 1970, July 6 - New Fire Station Hosts Open House
- 1974, Marion News in Brief
- 2014, Marion Opens New Police Department
- Cultural and Civic Center
- Goddard Chapel, Marion, Illinois
- Historic Architecture of Marion
- Marion Carnegie Library
- Marion Fire Engine #7, early 1960's
- Marion Illinois Properties on the National Register of Historic Places
- Marion Illinois Senior Citizens Center
- Marion Memorial Hospital
- Marion Police Dept 1953
- Marion Post Office History (MDR 1960 Article)
- Marion Timeline 1954-2016
- Marion, Illinois City Hall
- Marion, Illinois Post Office
- Orpheum Theater 1922-1971
- Postal Saving Dept. Usage During the Depression
- Veteran's Administration Hospital, Marion, Illinois
- Departments
- Cemetery
- 1929 Progress Edition of the Marion Daily Republican
- 1929, July 9, Goddard Chapel Trust Fund Established
- 1967, City Annexes Right of Way West of Marion
- 1974, Marion Annexes Over 500 Acres Including East Lawn Cemetery
- 2013, Marion Mapping Graves
- Goddard Chapel, Marion, Illinois
- Marion Timeline 1954-2016
- Marion, Illinois City Cemeteries
- Old Marion, Illinois Cemetery, aka Aikman Cemetery
- Civic Center
- Cultural and Civic Center
- Historic Architecture of Marion
- Marion Timeline 1954-2016
- Orpheum Theater 1922-1971
- Reynolds, Raymond 1923-XXXX
- Fire
- Fire Dept. Events
- 1883, January 4 - Well added to Square for Fire Dept.
- 1915, Fire Pumper in Parade, Marion, Illinois
- 1915, Old Marion Fire House
- 1915, September 2 - City Council to move Fire Dept
- 1916, May 22 - New Engine Barely Climbs Hill to Square
- 1918 Marion Fire Dept
- 1919, August 11 - New Fire Engine Equipped
- 1919, May 20 - Current Fire Engine Useless, New One Needed
- 1920 ca, Marion Fire Dept
- 1921, March 3 - Fire Inspector's Report for Marion
- 1929 Progress Edition of the Marion Daily Republican
- 1929, June 5 - Fire Chief Requests Equipment
- 1929, May 14 - City Commission Votes to Purchase Fire Equipment
- 1929, October 9 - Merchants Assoc. Endorse Fire Inspection Efforts
- 1934, July 10 - New Fire Equipment Needed for City
- 1935, July 9 - City Now Owns Two Fire Trucks
- 1935, June 25 - Council Provides Funds for New Fire Truck
- 1937, April 3 - Bricks from Square Now House Fire Trucks
- 1937, December 4 - Fire Truck Equipped with Warning Lights to Motorists
- 1937, November 2 - Assistant Fire Chief Boles Resigns
- 1937, October 26 - Fire Chief Harry Cash Replaced
- 1938, April 5 - Police and Fire Go Without Pay
- 1941, July 1 - Council Vote to Add Another Fireman
- 1941, June 12 - Additional Hose Added to Fire Trucks
- 1941, June 20 - Commissioner Announces Plans to Expand Fire House
- 1941, June 24 - New Fire Truck Passes Test at City Reservoir
- 1941, March 19 - Council Votes to Buy New Fire Truck
- 1941, March 4 - City Council Discusses New Fire Trucks
- 1941, March 5 - Firefighters and Volunteers Praised for Efforts
- 1941, May 21 - War Efforts Delay Delivery of New Fire Truck
- 1941, May 22 - Old Fire Truck Sold, Fire House Remodeled
- 1941, May 27 - New Fire Truck Arrives
- 1942, January 2 - Ordnance Plant Returns Fire Truck
- 1942, June 4 - Fire Dept Adds New Smoke Masks
- 1943, August 10 - War Dept. Selects Marion Fire Dept for use in Emergency
- 1943, June 11 - Zoral Buckner Added to Fire Dept
- 1943, June 15 - Herman May Appointed at Ass't Fire Chief
- 1943, May 15 - Herman May Working at Fire Dept
- 1943, May 24 - Mayor Crisp Reports on Pump Truck
- 1947, August 5 - Lions Club Purchases Smoke Masks for Fire Dept.
- 1948, August 1 - West Side Hotel Termed Hazardous in Fire Inspections
- 1953, December 3 - Marion Recieves New Fire Truck
- 1957, June 25 - City Council Vote to Purchase Aerial Ladder for Fire Dept.
- 1957, November 2 - Fire Chief States No Authority to Fight Fires Outside City Limits
- 1959, Keystone Cops on Fire Engine #4, Marion, Illinois
- 1961, March 28 - Dungey Appointed Fire Chief, May takes Disability Leave
- 1962, June 1 - Wendell Phillips Hired as Temp in Fire Dept
- 1962, May 29 - Council Votes to Hire Temporary Fireman
- 1963, August 13 - Council Votes on Salary Increase and Fire Equipment
- 1963, August 27 - City Council Bids on New Fire Hose
- 1963, January 28 - Three Firemen Hospitalized for CO Fumes
- 1964, April 1 - Article from "Volunteer Firefighter" Magazine Published in the MDR
- 1967, August 15 - City Council Firms Plans for New Fire Station
- 1967, City Annexes Right of Way West of Marion
- 1967, May 31 - City Council Discusses New Fire Station
- 1967, October 9 - Fire Dept Anticipates Completion of New Fire Station
- 1970, Fire Dept.'s Last Run Out of the Old Fire House
- 1970, July 6 - New Fire Station Hosts Open House
- 1977, Marion Fire Department
- 1988, Fire Dept. Gets Aerial Ladder Truck
- Long, James D. 1875-1950, Marion's First Fire Chief
- Marion Fire Dept ca 1952
- Marion Fire Dept in parade around Public Square in late 1800's
- Marion Fire Engine #7, early 1960's
- Marion Timeline 1954-2016
- Fire Reports
- 1875, Gunfight on the Marion Public Square
- 1875, June 25 - Bloomington Chair Factory Burns
- 1875, June 4 - Court House and Post Office Destroyed
- 1877, December 20 - Tobacco Barn Burns
- 1877, October 11 - City Prison Burns
- 1880, January 1 -Cline's Drug Store on Square Burns
- 1881, April 7 - Goodall & Mohler Cigar and Tobacco Business Burns
- 1882, February 2 - Goodall Hotel has fire
- 1894, March 1 - Aikman's Lumber on N. Market Burns
- 1896, January 9 - Homes on NE corner of Square burn
- 1896, November 19 - South East Section of Square Burns
- 1898, December 8 - Goodall House on North side of Square has fire
- 1898, March 31 - F.M. Westbrook & Co. has fire
- 1899, February 2 - Many Businesses Damaged by Fire
- 1899, September 28 - Major fire at Dennison Building on North Side of Square
- 1912, February 20 - Major Fire on N. Market Clears Shacks
- 1914, August 4 - Livery Barn Burns off N. Market St.
- 1914, March 24 - Saloon and General Store Fire on W. Main St.
- 1914, September 19 - Elliott Hotel Damaged by Fire
- 1915, July 12 - Bainbridge Jewelry on Square Damaged by Fire
- 1916, February 10 - Major Fire on North Side of Square
- 1916, February 11 - Fire Burns NW Corner of Square
- 1916, February 12 - Fire Reignites Further Damage Reported
- 1916, January 17 - Lowe Building on N Side of Square Burns
- 1916, January 20 - Lowe Building Wall Collapses
- 1916, May 22 - New Engine Barely Climbs Hill to Square
- 1917, August 11 - Tailor Shop on N. Market Destroyed
- 1917, December 26 - Griffith Grocery Store Destroyed
- 1921, April 23 - Fire at Masonic Lodge on W. Main St.
- 1921, August 24 - Fire Dept on Fire
- 1922, December 1 - Grocery Stores and Homes on East Side Destroyed by Fire
- 1923, April 11 - Shoe Repair Store Damaged by Fire
- 1923, October 10 - Major Fire on East Side of Square
- 1924, April 10 - Radio Shoppe and Bainbridge Jewelry Damaged
- 1924, April 15 - Businesses on N. Market Damaged by Fire
- 1924, August 11 - Home Oil Co. Partially Destroyed by Fire
- 1924, October 1 - Fire at N. Market Business
- 1924, September 16 - Store on S. Court Damaged by Fire
- 1924, September 22 - Warehouse on N. Van Buren Burns to the Ground
- 1925, December 28 - Fire Damages Alexander Store
- 1925, November 11 - Fire Destroys 400 Block of N. Market St.
- 1926, July 14 - Hayton Garage on N. Market Destroyed
- 1926, November 16 - Family Theater and Home Damaged
- 1927, April 12 - Christian Church on N. Market Badly Damaged
- 1927, April 2 - Davis Bros. Motor Sales on N. Market Destroyed
- 1927, January 21 - Fire on North Side of Square
- 1927, March 19 - Thurmond-Hay Oldsmobile Sales Sustains Damage
- 1927, May 14 - Norman Building Fire off of N. Market
- 1927, October 6 - Chapman Auto Supply Sustains Fire Damage
- 1928, January 2 - Presbyterian Church Damaged in Fire
- 1929, February 1 - Davis Grocery Store on E. Main St. Destroyed
- 1929, June 10 - Pride Building on W. Main St. Damaged
- 1930, August 11 - Store Off NW Corner of Square Burns
- 1930, August 4 - Hotel Destroyed on W. Main St.
- 1930, June 10 - Masonic Lodge Fire Recurs on Square
- 1930, March 17 - Fire on South Side of Square
- 1931, March 28 - Marion Glass on W. Main St Damaged
- 1931, March 3 - Chapman-Bruce Auto Supply Gutted by Fire
- 1931, September 15 - Confectionary on N. Market Damaged
- 1932, February 10 - Apartment Fire on N. Market Contained
- 1932, March 21 - Holland Building on W. Main St. Damaged
- 1933, March 11 - Insurance Agency Fire on East Side of Square
- 1933, November 16 - Castilla Dance Hall Completely Destroyed by Fire
- 1934, December 10 - Presbyterian Church on N. Market Gutted
- 1934, December 24 - Major Fire Damages South Side of Square
- 1934, December 27 - CCC Camp Helps During Fire
- 1934, May 8 - Fire at Commercial Hotel on N. Market St.
- 1935, December 17 - Shoe Repair Shop Sustains Damage
- 1935, June 24 - F.W. Woolworth on West Side of Square Damaged Badly
- 1935, May 23 - City Hall Sustains Small Blaze
- 1935, May 25 - South Side of Square Sustains Fire Damage
- 1935, November 26 - Fire Inspection Condemns 2 Buildings on E. Main St.
- 1936, August 31 - Feed Store on N. Madison Damaged
- 1936, January 3 - Turnage Feed and Grocery has Fire
- 1937, August 11 - B.F.J. Furniture on W. Main Damaged
- 1937, August 28 - Smart Shoppe on South Side of Square Damaged
- 1938, June 8 - Grocery and Shoe Store on W. Main St. Damaged
- 1939, October 26 - Shoe Store on Square Damaged by Fire
- 1940, February 27 - Campell Drug Store Damaged
- 1940, March 13 - Cline-Vick Drug Store on Square Damaged
- 1940, May 6 - Service Station at Main and Court Damaged
- 1941, December 15 - Rooming House on W. Union Damaged
- 1941, June 28 - Toler's Upholstery on S. Court Damaged
- 1941, March 4 - Biggest Blaze in Marion's History
- 1941, March 4 - Many Businesses Destroyed in Goodall Hotel Blaze
- 1941, March 5 - Rebuilding Hotel Indecisive, Rubble Still Smolders
- 1941, March 5 - Bakery Damaged by Falling Walls From Goodall Hotel
- 1941, March 6 - Hotel Walls left on Square are Pulled Down
- 1942, December 28 - Farmers Produce Behind City Hall Badly Damaged
- 1942, May 18, - Fire Discovered at Cline-Vick Drug Store
- 1942, November 14 - Marion Bowling Alley on N. Market has Fire
- 1943, March 9 - Uneeda Cafe Next to Orpheum Damaged
- 1943, October 21 - Dixie BBQ Across from VA Destroyed
- 1945, January 25 - Minor Fire at 307 N. Market Extinguished
- 1947, December 17 - Photo Studio on W. Main St. Destroyed by Fire
- 1947, October 25 - Presbyterian Church and Feurer Equipment Damaged in Seperate Fires
- 1947, September 10 - Farmers Produce on E. Union Damaged
- 1948, August 1 - West Side Hotel Termed Hazardous in Fire Inspections
- 1948, December 13 - Service Station at Main and Court Damaged
- 1948, January 12 - Frame Building on E. Main Destroyed
- 1948, July 6 - Frick Funeral Home Damaged by Fire
- 1948, May 21 - Marion Bowl on Rt 13 Damaged
- 1949, January 13 - Jefferson School on Boulevard Completely Destroyed
- 1949, November 5 - Frick Plumbing on W. College Damaged
- 1949, November 5 - Warder Street Church Damaged
- 1950, January 31 - Shoe Shop and Cleaners on W. Main Sustain Damage
- 1950, July 3 - Fredman Furniture on W. Main St. Destroyed
- 1950, March 7 - Bracy Building on W. Main Damaged
- 1950, November 17 - Crain Building at Granite and White Total Loss
- 1951, June 25 - Morrison Oil Co on N. Van Buren Totally Destroyed
- 1953, February 27 - Major Fire Averted on N. Market St.
- 1955, March 9 - Pepsi Cola Bottling Plant on S. Court Almost Destroyed
- 1956, January 27 - E. Blankenship Sustains Damage
- 1956, July 16 - Motel Marion Suffers Extensive Damage
- 1956, September 18 - Heyde Building on N. Market Badly Damaged
- 1956, September 19 - Reported Damage to Businesses from Heyde Fire
- 1956, September 27 - Follow Up Report on Heyde Fire
- 1957, February 18 - Childrens Clothing Shop on W. Main St. Damaged
- 1957, June 18 - Buildings Gutted by Fire on N. Market St.
- 1957, June 19 - American Brokerage Plans not to Rebuild After Fire
- 1957, May 3 - Ridgley Service Station on E. Main Damaged
- 1958, November 10 - Wohlwend Motors on N. Court Damaged
- 1958, November 25 - Niagra Therapy Salon on N. Market Damaged
- 1960, February 1 - Bill and Pat's Cafe East of Marion Leveled by Fire
- 1960, June 18 - Williamson County Airport Fire
- 1960, June 21 - Bank of Marion Adding on Lot Destroyed by Fire
- 1960, November 17 - Baker Building at Van Buren and W. Main Badly Damaged
- 1961, December 11 - Wimpey's Diner Suffers Slight Damage
- 1961, July 3 - Marion Fire Dept Contracts to Protect the VA Hospital
- 1962, August 17 - Apartment Fire on N. Market St.
- 1962, January 10 - Shelter Home on E. Main St. Destroyed
- 1962, July 6 - Uptown Motel on W. College St. has Minor Fire
- 1962, November 14 - Marion Launderama on W. Main St. Damaged
- 1962, October 26 - General Telephone Averts Mishap
- 1963, April 25 - Marion Court Motel Damaged
- 1963, August 15 - Prank Fire Alarms Becoming a Problem
- 1963, December 14 - St. Joseph's Catholic Church Damaged
- 1963, December 17 - Major Fire on N. Market Destroys Many Businesses
- 1963, December 18 - Report on N. Market Blaze
- 1963, December 26 - Jakes's Tire and Recap on N. Court Badly Damaged in Fire
- 1963, January 31 - Irwin's Typewriter Exchange on N. Court has Incident
- 1963, January 4 - South Side Tavern on S. Market Damaged
- 1963, July 3 - Tony's Steak House Has Smoke Damage
- 1963, March 28 - Uptown Kitchen on S. Madison Suffers Minor Fire Damage
- 1963, May 16 - Fear of Falling Walls From Cox Building Prompts Action
- 1963, May 17 - Cox Lot on Square Cleared for Safety
- 1963, May 17 - Cox Lot Ownership Shifts, Background on the Cox Family Business
- 1963, May 7 - Breakdown on Marion's Worst Fire
- 1963, May 7 - South Side of Square Goes up in Blaze
- 1964, August 10 - Fire on East Side of Square Hospitalizes Six Firemen
- 1964, August 28 - Fire Damage Contained at Crisp Warehouse on W. Union
- 1964, August 9 - Five Businesses Burned Out
- 1964, December 18 - North's Custom BBQ House on W. Boyton Destroyed
- 1966, April 9 - Reach and Son Battery on W. Aikman Gutted by Fire
- 1966, August 22 - Second Fire at Reach and Sons on W. Aikman in Four Months
- 1966, December 19 - Harlan Upholstery on E. Calvert Damaged
- 1967, September 29 - Shawnee Library System Building on Rt 37 North Destroyed
- 1968, July 18 - New Marion Hotel on W. Main St. Gutted by Fire
- 1968, July 19 - Adjusters and Business Owners Discuss the Marion Hotel Fire
- 1971, Blaze Damages Eagle's Hall
- 1977, June 14 - Illinois Central Depot on N. Market Damaged
- 1977, March 27 - Tempo Department Store Burns
- 2013, November 16, Fire at Jackson Grey Insurance Co.
- Wimpey's Cafe 1953-1966
- Library
- 1915 Marion Library Notes
- 1915, Old Landmark Moved Off the Library Site
- 1915, Old Landmark Moved Off The Library Site
- 1916, Marion Carnegie Library Dedication Speech
- 1967, September 29 - Shawnee Library System Building on Rt 37 North Destroyed
- Historic Architecture of Marion
- Marion Timeline 1954-2016
- Parks & Rec
- 1924, Marion Has a Beautiful Park
- 1929 Progress Edition of the Marion Daily Republican
- 1963, Marion Youth Center Opens
- 1963, Storme Tells how Recreation Board Began
- 2008, Marion Recreation Department
- Boatright, Wilbern 1912-2002
- Deaton, Wesley D. 1937-2007
- Dingrando, Leo J. 1935-2004
- Jones, John W. "Willie" 1912-1968, Civic Leader
- Marion Timeline 1954-2016
- Maynard, Clyde O. 1912-1999, Civic Leader
- McCormick, Raymond L. 1921-2014, WWII Vet, City Commissioner
- Miller, John K. 1918-1993
- Prater, Charles R., Jr. 1949-2014, Civic and Youth Sports Leader
- Storme, Albert C. "Cliff" 1919-2013
- Stotlar, Warder 1911-1965
- Police
- 1877, October 11 - City Prison Burns
- 1935, May 23 - City Hall Sustains Small Blaze
- 1938, April 5 - Police and Fire Go Without Pay
- 1962, August 17 - Apartment Fire on N. Market St.
- 1963, December 18 - Report on N. Market Blaze
- Clarida, James H. 1876-1950, Mayor & Spanish American War Vet
- Marion Police Dept 1950
- Marion Police Dept 1953
- Marion Timeline 1954-2016
- Marion, Illinois City Hall
- Police Events
- 1920's Marion Law Enforcement
- 1929 Progress Edition of the Marion Daily Republican
- 1929, Chief Bailey to Quit Force
- 1957, Chorus Girls Spend Night in Jail
- 1960, Marion Illinois Police Get Radar
- 1960-62, Old Marion Armory
- 1967, City Annexes Right of Way West of Marion
- 1968, Chief John Kelley Retires from Police Dept.
- 1993, Marion's First Female Police Officer
- 2014, Marion Opens New Police Department
- August 1923 Lawlessness Appeals on the Square
- Edwards, Charles "Yobbie" 1915-1968
- Hunter, Lack B. "L.B." 1930-2006, Marion Police Chief
- Long, James D. 1875-1950, Marion's First Fire Chief
- Marion Police Get First Radio Equipment
- Marion Timeline 1954-2016
- Marion, Illinois Officer Gene Goolsby Displays Thompson Submachine Gun
- West, Jackie D. 1946-2013, Vietnam Veteran
- Police Reports
- 1864, A Shooting Affair in Marion Illinois
- 1875, Gunfight on the Marion Public Square
- 1897, Fatal Shootout at Freedom Church
- 1900-1908, The Tragic Ends to Three Jordan Brothers
- 1907 Licensed Automobiles in Southern Illinois
- 1914, Police Restricting Auto Men
- 1918 Lynch Mob Gathers on N. Market St., Marion, Illinois
- 1919, Child Falls Down Elevator Shaft
- 1924, Raids Net Illegal Alcohol and Stills
- 1924, The Miracle of Turning Water Into Wine
- 1924, Troops Called in "Coal Belt Booze War"
- 1927, Collins Murder/Suicide on N. Russell St.
- 1927, The Tragedy of Ethel and Lory Price
- 1950, The Murder of Paul Rametta
- 1960, The Cold Case Murder of Bunice Tyner
- 1964, Jewel Heist of the Century
- 1970, The Cold Case Murder of Cecil Jenkins
- 1973, The Murder of Martha Damico
- 1973, The Murder of Virginia Barbaro
- 1974, A Serial Killer at the Marion Memorial Hospital ?
- 1974, The Cold Case Murder of Dr. Donald Ripley
- 1974, The Murder of 13 Year Old Frances Buckner
- 1979, The Cold Case Murder of Regina Costellia
- 1982, The Bethel Brother Tragedy
- 807 N. Market St., Scene of Brutal Slayings in 1926
- Alcohol in Marion
- Briggs, Warren George, The First Escape from Marion Federal Prison
- Marion's First Licensed Automobiles
- Moonshine Bust
- The First Murders in Williamson County
- Today, They Call It Stalking
- Sewer
- 1929 Progress Edition of the Marion Daily Republican
- 1963, Marion Buys, Leases Land
- 1965, Work Underway on Sewer Lagoons
- 1966 Industrial Park Development
- 1967, City Annexes Right of Way West of Marion
- 1969, Marion News in Brief
- 1970, Marion Improves Street Lighting
- 1974, Marion News in Brief
- 1974, Special Election Adds 440 Acres To Marion
- City Scavenger
- Early Street and Road Construction
- Marion Timeline 1954-2016
- Street
- 1921, March 3 - Fire Inspector's Report for Marion
- 1923, Rt 13 to Carbondale Becomes a Hard Road
- 1927, Council Favors S. Market as Route for Highway 37
- 1929 Progress Edition of the Marion Daily Republican
- 1936, October 5 - Brick Pavement of Square Being Removed
- 1940, Widen Court Street or Bypass Marion ?
- 1941, Boyton Street and Interstate 57 Plans
- 1950, Begin Paving Hitch Yard
- 1960, City Council Annexes 279 Parcels in NE Section
- 1960, Marion Public Square Bypassed by New Route 13
- 1960-67, City Relief Workers
- 1963, Marion Buys, Leases Land
- 1966 Industrial Park Development
- 1967, City Annexes Right of Way West of Marion
- 1970, Marion Improves Street Lighting
- 1974, Special Election Adds 440 Acres To Marion
- 1988, City Annexes Pepsi Plant
- 2017 South Market Street Renovation Project
- Campbell, James A. 1859-1946, Merchant & Alderman
- Early Street and Road Construction
- How DeYoung Street Got its Name
- June 26, 1929- City Council Approves Asphalt Cooker
- Marion Street Dept in the early 1950's
- Marion Timeline 1954-2016
- Street Names in Marion, Illinois
- Water
- 1906 and 1907 Marion Illinois Events Noted
- 1929 Progress Edition of the Marion Daily Republican
- 1935, May 23 - City Hall Sustains Small Blaze
- 1941, Boyton Street and Interstate 57 Plans
- 1941, Marion Has Ample Water
- 1963 Marion Illinois Water Improvements
- 1966 Industrial Park Development
- 1967, City Annexes Right of Way West of Marion
- 1967, Marion's Original Water Tower Comes to an End
- 1974, Special Election Adds 440 Acres To Marion
- City Resevoir 1953
- Early Street and Road Construction
- Fire and Water Department Status,1886-1946
- Jordan, Richard L., WWII P.O.W.
- Marion Timeline 1954-2016
- Reese, Paul J. 1922-2009, WWII German P.O.W.
- Officials
- 1899, Marion City Election
- 1929 Progress Edition of the Marion Daily Republican
- 1937, November 2 - Assistant Fire Chief Boles Resigns
- 1937, October 26 - Fire Chief Harry Cash Replaced
- 1941, March 19 - Council Votes to Buy New Fire Truck
- 1943, June 15 - Herman May Appointed at Ass't Fire Chief
- 1943, May 24 - Mayor Crisp Reports on Pump Truck
- 1957, June 25 - City Council Vote to Purchase Aerial Ladder for Fire Dept.
- 1961, March 28 - Dungey Appointed Fire Chief, May takes Disability Leave
- 1962, May 29 - Council Votes to Hire Temporary Fireman
- 1963 Marion City Council
- 1963, August 13 - Council Votes on Salary Increase and Fire Equipment
- 1967, August 15 - City Council Firms Plans for New Fire Station
- 1967, May 31 - City Council Discusses New Fire Station
- 306 E. College St., Historic Home Razed in 1941
- Adams, James L. 1836-1917, Multi-term Marion Alderman and Civil War Veteran
- Allen, Robert M. 1840-1885, Marion Alderman & County Sheriff
- Alsbrook, Robert W., 1872-1958, Real Estate Agent & Alderman
- Armstrong, William S., 1918-1987, WWII Vet, School District Manager & Commissioner
- Askew, Homer L. 1913-2005
- Baker, Martin L. 1854-1918
- Ballance, Dr. Mark W., 1880-1965, Dentist & Alderman
- Barham, Moses W. 1825-1902, Merchant & Alderman
- Below, William M., 1898-1973, WWI Vet, Mine Accountant & Commissioner
- Benson, Archibald T. 1816-1894
- Benson, William L. 1852-1900 Merchant & Alderman
- Binkley, Andrew J. 1861-1933, Merchant & Alderman
- Binkley, Thomas J. 1850-1915, Binkley Insurance
- Blackburn, Roy, 1879-1958, Coal Miner & Commissioner
- Blankenship, Thomas G. 1852-1917, Merchant & Alderman
- Boles, Allen, 1865-1910, Coal Miner & Alderman
- Borton, Louis W., 1883-1916, Salesman & Alderman
- Borton, Reuben, 1822-1889, Miller, Manufacturer & Alderman
- Borton, William B. "Babe" 1888-1954
- Boswell, John B.P., 1863-1924, Carpenter & Commissioner
- Boswell, Lawrence, 1887-1972, Carpenter & Commissioner
- Boyt, Bobby D. 1939-2007, Boyt Accounting Service
- Brack, George L. 1867-1947 Miner & Alderman
- Broad, William A. 1829-1867, Tinner and City Trustee
- Brown, Owen P., 1860-1942, Merchant & Alderman
- Bundy, William H. 1846-1938
- Burnett, John H. 1844-1934
- Burress, Henry S., 1912-2022, WWII Veteran & Commissioner
- Butler, Homer 1904-1982
- Butler, Robert L. 1927-2019
- Cagle, Albert R. 1902-1985
- Calhoun, George B. 1875-1946, Mayor and Circuit Clerk
- Calvert, Jerome B. 1846-1904, City Attorney, Calvert Law Firm
- Calvert, Joseph L. 1824-1909, Marion Alderman and Merchant
- Calvert, Napoleon B. 1822-1882, Alderman & Builder
- Campbell, George C. 1868-1932
- Campbell, James A. 1859-1946, Merchant & Alderman
- Campbell, James M. 1849-1923, Merchant & Alderman
- Campbell, Lloyd C. 1874-1969, City Alderman, Banker & Businessman
- Campbell, Theodore L. 1852-1894 Merchant & Alderman
- Cannon, James A., 1860-1947, Miner & Alderman
- Capron, William B. 1842-1909, Civil War Vet & Alderman
- Carter, James, 1857-1950, Coal Miner & Alderman
- Casey, Levi B., Dr. 1863-1923 Physician & Alderman
- City Officials of Marion, Illinois
- Clarida, James H. 1876-1950, Mayor & Spanish American War Vet
- Clemens, William W. 1839-1915, Attorney, City Trustee & Judge
- Cline, Albert L. 1851-1922
- Clore, George B., 1896-1948, WWI Vet, Farm Service Manager & Commissioner
- Cocke, Ira, 1879-1966, Carpenter & Alderman
- Connell, Robert L. "Dog" 1929-2008
- Cook, William, 1825-1872?, Merchant & City Trustee
- Cooksey, Robert L. 1919-1978, Marion Mayor 1955-1963
- Corder, Lawrence, 1904-1988, Coal Miner & Commissioner
- Corley, Alta C., 1882-1952, Mine Bookkeeper & Alderman
- Cover, Samuel 1835-xxxx, Marion Trustee, Postmaster and Civil War veteran
- Crisp, Harry L. 1901-1975
- Crowell, Josiah B., 1866-1932 Veterinary Surgeon & Alderman
- Cunningham, Cline V., 1873-1948, Druggist & Commissioner
- Davis, Hester L. 1886-1976
- Davis, Thomas 1840-1910, Marion Alderman, Civil War Veteran, Davis Livery Stable
- Davis, William T. 1842-1906, Mayor & County Treasurer
- Denison, Charles H. 1837-1908
- Denison, Dr. Edward L. 1835-1900, Physician, Legislator and Marion Alderman
- Dodd, John M. 1859-1934 County Clerk & Alderman
- Douglas, Andrew R., 1900-1975, Well Driller, Contractor & Commissioner
- Dunaway, Thomas T. 1846-1921, City Alderman and Businessman
- Duncan, James H. 1840-1901, Merchant, Alderman, Sheriff, J.H. Duncan & Co., Duncan House
- Duncan, John H. 1858-1933
- Dungey, J.W. "Bill" 1904-1975
- Durham, James W., 1934-2017, Veteran & Commissioner
- Durham, William L., 1874-1956, Barber & Alderman
- Edwards, Charles M. 1883-1882, Miller & Multi-term City Trustee
- Ensminger, John A. 1827-1908, Marion Constable, Alderman & Civil War Vet
- Erwin, Milo 1847-1894 alias Mark M. Stanly
- Evans, Dr. George W. 1848-1913, Alderman and Medical Doctor
- Farner, Harold, 1911-1998, Merchant, Sheriff, Treasurer & Commissioner
- Ferrell, Hosea V. 1880-1955
- Feurer, Lawrence H., 1916-1980, Grocer, Commissioner & Treasurer
- Fifty Years of Service to Marion, Illinois
- Fluck, Adolph, 1908-2001, Merchant, Coroner & Commissioner
- Fowler, Dr. Lorin L. 1877-1957, Veteran of Two Wars
- Fowler, Richmond R. 1860-1935
- Fozard, Joseph 1853-1914
- Frick, Gottlieb James 1881-1953
- Fuller, Thomas H., 1876-1958, Brick Mason & Alderman
- Gallagher, Edgar T. 1862-1939, Merchant & Alderman
- Garrison, Anderson M., 1862-1933, Merchant & Commissioner
- Gent, Charles A. 1865-1942
- Gent, Fleming 1842-1924, Confederate Soldier, Marion Alderman
- Gill, James D. 1869-1949, Contractor & Alderman
- Glass, Otis L., 1881-1922, Railroad Superintendent & Commissioner
- Goddard, George W. (1826-1882)
- Goddard, Henry T. 1852-1930, Banker and Marion Alderman
- Goddard, Leroy A. 1854-1936
- Goodall, George H. (1860-1945)
- Goodall, Hardin 1833-1895, Merchant, City Trustee, Sheriff
- Goodall, Joab 1800-1845
- Grider, James V. 1840-1908
- Hall, Wiley W. 1834-1883, Marion Trustee and Physician
- Hall, William R. 1844-xxxx, 1875 Marion Mayor
- Hancock, David D., 1940-2010, Insurance Agent & Commissioner
- Harris, Oscar, 1896-1980, City & County Commissioner
- Harris, William L. 1923-2013, Harris Real Estate
- Hartwell, Dausa D. 1878-1947
- Hartwell, DeWitt T. 1879-1933
- Hartwell, Joseph W. 1839-1903, Marion Mayor & Civil War Veteran
- Hartwell, Lorenzo D. 1843-1925
- Hawkins, Roy, 1878-1933, Alderman & Commissioner
- Hay, John A. 1902-1967, Ferrell-Hay Law Firm
- Hendrickson, Hartwell 1848-1899, Civil War Vet, Circuit Clerk, Alderman
- Hendrickson, William 1845-1922
- Hendrickson, Willis H., 1875-1956, Spanish American War Vet & Commissioner
- Hodge, William R., 1887-1957, Merchant & Commissioner
- Holland, Brice 1844-1922, Union Sailor and Confederate Soldier
- Holland, Caleb T. (1845-1924) Veteran, JP, Alderman and Lumber Dealer
- Holland, Caleb T. 1845-1924, Alderman & Civil War Vet, Duncan and Holland Lumber
- Holland, James W., 1866-1946, Undertaker & Commissioner
- Holland, Romulus D. 1847-1919, Merchant & Alderman
- Holland, Shannon 1846-1936
- Howell, William H. 1845-xxxx, Merchant, Alderman, & Entrepreneur, Westbrook & Howell
- Hudgens, Hugh, 1882-1969, Merchant, J.P. & Alderman
- Hudgens, Lee R., 1885-1950, Clothing Merchant & Commissioner
- Hudgens, Robert L. 1866-1939, Marion Merchant & Alderman
- Hundley, Robert M. (1821-1881)
- Hunt, Thomas H., 1873-1947, Miner, Alderman & Commissioner
- Ireland, Samuel S., 1820-1892, Alderman
- Jackson, Earl B. (1874-1956)
- Jackson, James C. (1842-1930)
- Jeter, Benjamin H. 1849-1921 Grocer & Alderman
- Jeter, Everett E., WWII Vet, Optometrist, Commissioner
- Johnson, James S., 1900-1974, Electrician & Commissioner
- Jones, Elva R., 1894-1978, Newsman & Commissioner
- Jones, Henry C. 1853-1949, Commissioner, Postmaster & County Clerk
- Joyner, Paul M., 1926-1972, WWII Vet, Wholesaler & Commissioner
- Joyner, Ron, 1947-2021, City Treasurer & Commissioner
- Kelley, Thomas R. 1865-1957, Alderman & Teacher
- Kern, Charles M. 1837-1906, Marion Trustee & Merchant, Young and Kern Dry Goods
- Kimmel, Jerome, 1873-1957, Miner & Alderman
- Launius, Roscoe C., 1882-1970, Lumberman, Alderman & Commissioner
- Lee, William B. 1861-1933, Alderman
- Lewis, Elijah 1878-1963
- Lodge, Dr. Augustus N. 1831-1893
- Love, Virgil L., 1894-1984, WWI Veteran & Commissioner
- Marion Street Dept in the early 1950's
- Marion Timeline 1954-2016
- Marion, Illinois Mayors 1839-2015
- Marion, Illinois Postmasters
- McCormick, Raymond L. 1921-2014, WWII Vet, City Commissioner
- McIntosh, Elias A., 1871-1952, Coal Miner & Alderman
- McLaren, Archibald B. 1873-1959
- Meneese, Louis Edgar, 1883-1958, Railroad Foreman & Commissioner
- Miller, Sandy 1870-1960, Abstractor & Alderman
- Mitchell, James C. 1852-1927
- Mitchell, William N. 1814-1879
- Monroe, Otley A., 1890-1950, Businessman and Alderman
- Moore, John P. 1855-1945, City Alderman
- Morgan, Owen A., 1876-1942, Wholesale Grocer & Alderman
- Morrison, Frank S., 1867-1932, Bottler & Alderman
- Moss, Joseph H. 1855-1914, Marion Opera House & Alderman
- Motsinger, Solomon Thomas 1865-1916, Alderman & Coal Miner
- Moulton, Earnest H. 1877-1929, Lumber Dealer & Alderman
- Nance, Fabian A. 1861-1935, Alderman & Merchant
- Norman, Curtis M., 1878-1945, Coal Miner & Alderman
- Norman, J. Milton, 1870-1945, Carpenter, Merchant & Alderman
- Norman, Ralph 1884-1963
- Phillips, William H. 1846-1913, Alderman, Wagon maker, Civil War Vet
- Potter, William O. 1871-1926
- Presson, Rex D., 1923-2003, WWII Vet, Engineer & Commissioner
- Pulley, Melvin L., 1875-1953, Grocer & Alderman
- Pulley, Robert L., 1916-1982, Insurance Agent & Commissioner
- Rhea, W.C.S. 1852-1926, Lawyer, Judge, Alderman
- Rice, Ezra N. 1861-1937, Blacksmith, Coroner, Alderman
- Rice, Jeremiah S. 1820-19xx, Marion Trustee
- Robert L. Butler Honored at Statue Dedication
- Robertson, Charles B., 1865-1950, Lumberman & Alderman
- Robertson, Martin W. 1839-1906, Merchant and Trustee, 403 E. Main St.
- Rodd, Harry R. 1912-1987, Marion Mayor 1947-1951
- Scobey, Elbert R., 1879-1945, Mortician, Alderman & Commissioner
- Scurlock, Allen B. 1832-1926, City Alderman & Merchant
- Shannon, William C. 1888-1976, Marion Mayor 1951-55
- Skaggs, Walter W. 1879-1928
- Spiller, Edward M. 1865-1934
- Spiller, James Ransom, 1876-1963, Deputy Marshall, Mine Operator & Alderman
- Spiller, John W. 1872-1957 Mine Operator & Alderman
- Stewart, James H. 1827-1902, Marion Trustee & County Treasurer
- Stewart, Jimmy 1942-2004
- Stilley, Leslie C., 1904-2001, Teacher, Realtor & Commissioner
- Strike, John S. 1856-1941 Carpenter & Alderman
- Sullivan, Edward G., 1868-1919, Merchant & Alderman
- Thomas, Robert O., 1871-1959, Glass Businessman and Alderman
- Thurmond, Elisha M. 1864-1943, Thurmond Monument Company
- Tippy, David A., 1870-1938, Miner, Deputy Sheriff & Alderman
- Tippy, Oliver S. 1850–1931, Marion Alderman, Goodall & Tippy
- Townsend, Albert M. 1851-1934, Merchant, Alderman, County Official
- Walker, Samuel W., Alderman
- Walker, William J. 1855-1933 Lumber Dealer & Alderman
- Washburn, James M. 1826-1910, State Legislator
- Weber, Eugene E., 1890-1970, Salesman & Commissioner
- Welge, William H., 1868-1954, Wholesale Grocer & Alderman
- Westbrook, James W. 1855-1907, Mayor 1893-94
- Whitcomb, Charles H. 1890-1969, Mayor & County Commissioner
- Wiley, Oliver H. "Harp" 1807-1877, Trustee, Alderman & Black Hawk War Veteran
- Williams, James M., 1878-1954, Miner & Alderman
- Williams, Otis W. 1870-1947
- Woodley, Mark 1873-1958
- Yearack, Robert J., 1928-1983, Car Dealer & Commissioner
- Youngblood, Thomas J. 1857-1926, Youngblood & Youngblood Abstractors
- Youngkin, John H., 1875-1932, Miner, Alderman & Commissioner
Marion Illinois History Preservation
Saving Marion's History Today for Tomorrow
