The following articles and ads all appeared in the Egyptian Press weekly newspaper published in Marion, Illinois from January to August 1898. Continue reading
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In the early days, all the newspaper printing in Marion was done primarily in one small section in the southeast corner of the square known as the 1000 block. Over the years, it housed the Egyptian Press, Marion Evening Post, Marion Evening Herald, Marion Leader Publishing and the Illinois Baptist Association Printing. Continue reading
James Hugh Felts was born February 1, 1866, in Williamson County, Illinois. He was the son of Martin V. Felts and Rebecca Lucky. His father was a veteran horticulturist and apple man of Southern Illinois. Continue reading
The following article was written in 1904 describing the history of newspapers in the county to date.
The first printing office ever established in Williamson County was in the year 1838, was owned by W.H. Willeford, and was located at his residence, seven miles southeast of Marion. This was before Marion was laid out and located as a county seat. In fact, it was while Williamson and Franklin Counties were embraced in the same territory and called Franklin County, with the county seat at old Frankfort, twelve miles north of Marion. Continue reading
