1916, February 10 – Major Fire on North Side of Square

About 7:30 P.M. police saw smoke coming from the Moore Jewelry Store window on the North Side of the Square. Before that fire was extinguished, Marion had suffered a loss of more than $125,000 that night. Continue reading

1916, February 11 – Fire Burns NW Corner of Square

Marion was visited last night by the most disastrous fire experienced in this city for many years and for a time it threatened to take out the entire block on the northwest side of city square. Continue reading