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How DeYoung Street Got its Name

Posted on January 29, 2024 by Sam LattucaFebruary 19, 2024

It has long been suspected that DeYoung Street got its name from a family, but no DeYoung family has ever been found in census records or directories here in Marion. Marion resident, James Emery, who owns property on DeYoung Street … Continue reading →

Marion Illinois Properties on the National Register of Historic Places

Posted on May 15, 2014 by wcihsMay 15, 2014

Did you know that there are five properties in Williamson County that are currently listed on the National Register of Historic places and all five of them are located in Marion, Illinois? The applications for all five are on file at the Williamson County Historical Society Museum located at 105 S. Van Buren Street, which is one of the five places listed. Continue reading →

1960, Low-Rent Housing at Morgan Ave. and Gent’s Addition

Posted on March 6, 2014 by wcihsMarch 6, 2014

In 1960, the Williamson County Housing Authority got approval for a number of low-rent housing projects throughout the county. Two of these projects, located on Morgan Avenue and in Gent’s addition, were started in Marion before the end of the … Continue reading →

1952 Bainbridge Square Photo

Posted on November 2, 2013 by wcihsNovember 2, 2013

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 →

Pillow, George W. 1850-1936, 914 W. Main St.

Posted on August 20, 2013 by wcihsJune 8, 2014

George Washington Pillow began life at Metropolis, Massac Co., Illinois, May 15, 1850. He was the son of Capt. Parker B. Pillow, of Columbia, Tenn. who died in March, 1883, at Shawneetown, to which place he moved in 1852. The mother was Elizabeth Braisier a native of this state and lived at Shawneetown. Continue reading →

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