Marion, Illinois was first served with electricity only 10 years after Thomas Edison started the first central electrical generating station in New York City, when the Marion Street Light and Street Railway Company was chartered on June 15, 1891. Continue reading
Marion, Illinois was first served with electricity only 10 years after Thomas Edison started the first central electrical generating station in New York City, when the Marion Street Light and Street Railway Company was chartered on June 15, 1891 in Marion, Illinois. Continue reading
“Local folklore said that a tornado would never hit Marion, Illinois, because the city of 14,000 lies in a bowl-like depression and a tornado would “skip right over Marion.” Continue reading
The following is a list of those who lost their lives in the May 29, 1982 tornado that devastated Marion, Illinois. Continue reading
October 3, 1960 was a very big day for a lot of people from Marion, Illinois. The Democratic candidate for President of the United States was coming to town. Schools were dismissed at 2:30 to allow time for everyone on the parade route to catch a glimpse of “Camelot”. Continue reading
