Old Marion Fire House
This is a photo of the old Marion Fire house that used to sit on the NE corner of N. Van Buren and West Union street just off the square. It was built in 1915 when the city had a team of horses and a wagon for fire prevention. The horses were housed in what later became the kitchen. Continue reading
Note the presence of a small building in the corner where the Orpheum Theater would later be built in 1922.
(Photos courtesy of the Williamson County Historical Society)
Marion Fire Dept early 1900’s
Marion Fire Dept presumably around 1920. Not sure of location, if anyone recognizes any details in background or people in photo let me know please.
Marion Fire Dept 1918
Marion Fire Dept fire engine in 1918 taken outside the fire station on W. Union Street.