The cause of a Saturday fire that heavily damaged the Jackson & Grey Insurance Company building at 413 N. Market Street in Marion remains under investigation by the state fire marshal’s office and Marion Fire Department.
No injuries were reported from the blaze, which took about 2 1/2 hours to put out. Marion firefighters were assisted by other local departments. Continue reading
Ground was broken Saturday morning for the foundation of a two story brick building on a part of the site on North Market Street formerly occupied by the Garden Airdome and plans have been made for the erection of another business house on the remainder of the site within the near future.
The entire plat of ground at the corner of West Calvert and North Market Streets belonging to Fluke and Weber has been sold into three lots, the corner site being purchased by George Duke for a consideration of $6,500, the center lot by John Maurer for $5,500 and the third part of the site being retained by Louis Fluke who has already started work on his building. Continue reading
Harry Willis Bracy was born in Marion on September 16, 1887, the son of Abner E. Bracy and Florence Crain. His father, who was a Marion merchant for many years, died in 1935 and his mother died in 1961.
In the 1900 census, Harry, aged 12, was living with his parental family in their home at 604 S. Market Street. His father was a merchant that operated a retail store on the square. His siblings were, Charles Bracy aged 14, Reba 10, Leon 8 and Ralph 4. Continue reading
This photo was found at the Williamson County Historical Society and is dated 1908. The shot was taken from the east side of the 200 block of N. Market looking across Market and to the south toward the court house catching the even numbered businesses in the 200 block on the other side of the street. Continue reading
This photo compilation was found in the Marion, Illinois, Opportunity City booklet published in 1913. No date was given on the photos but I set the date between 1907 and 1913 due to the presence of the Fire Department on E. … Continue reading