Marion Illinois History Preservation

It shouldn’t be a surprise that Marion historically used to have severe flooding issues when you look at the way the land lays and the elevations involved. Crab Orchard Creek which brushes the city to the south side of Marion gathers water from the Pittsburg area and as far east as Crab Orchard. Inside city limits, a tributary called West End Creek snakes from the Shawnee Village area near West Boulevard Street and makes its way to the intersection of Court and Main where it passes under the intersection and heads generally SSE till it finds Crab Orchard Creek. Meanwhile, another tributary called Mule Creek begins gathering water just east of Rosehill Cemetery and winds its way through East Marion in the general direction of the Washington School passing under E. Main and south through Ashley Park till it meets West End Creek near the sewer plant and both dump into Crab Orchard Creek. Continue reading →