To the best of my knowledge, the Bainbridge addition was incorporated into the city of Marion in the post-World War II era of the 1940’s by Lawrence Bainbridge, grandson of J.B. Bainbridge, at roughly the same time period as the Midway Court area and after Elmwood Place which consists of First, Second, Third and Fourth Streets. The area is comprised of Bainbridge Road, Charlotte Road and Sherry Road.The streets of Charlotte and Sherry Road were named after his grandchildren Charlotte (Bainbridge) Cash, the daughter of Bill Bainbridge, his son and Sherry (Hudgens) Austin, the daughter of Winifred (Bainbridge) Hudgens, his daughter. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: November 2013
Allan Todd, a retired Prudential insurance division manager and former Marion High School teacher, was one of World War II’s most decorated soldiers. He was, so to speak, a hero’s hero whose exploits and feats were written about in Carey Ford’s and Alastair MacBain’s book, “Cloak and Dagger” published in 1946 by Random House and even more recently in the book “Abundance of Valor, by Will Irwin. Continue reading
