John Goodall was the son of early Williamson County pioneer, Joab Goodall, and father to the turn of the century entrepreneur Joab Goodall. Marion “Curt” Campbell was an early county businessman. Together they comprised the partnership of Goodall and Campbell that was formed in 1858. Continue reading
With the demise of the Goodall Hotel on March 4, 1941, a large hole thereafter presented itself on the Marion public square. Continue reading
From the time that the Goodall Building was built on the north side of the Marion, Illinois Square in 1900 it has housed a restaurant in its lower floors. Continue reading
Charles Weston Hay owned a shoe store next to the First National Bank (now Bank of Marion) at 302 Public Square. Continue reading
Typical Tobacco wagon
“The Indians and early pioneer settlers raised their own tobacco in Marion, Illinois and vicinity in the early 1800’s, but tobacco became the principal money crop shortly after 1840. Continue reading