Fire which was discovered last midnight destroyed the 63 year old Illinois Central Gulf depot on N. Market St. in Marion and 2 passenger cars of the Crab Orchard and Egyptian Railroad’s tour train. Continue reading
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About 500 persons visited Marion’s new $100,000 fire station during an open house reception Sunday afternoon. Continue reading
Insurance adjusters and business owners were engaged Friday in a study of the damage caused by Wednesday night’s fire which destroyed the remodeled New Marion Hotel Continue reading
Fire Wednesday night gutted the New Marion Hotel Building on West Main Street west of the C &EI railroad station, destroying three businesses on the ground floor and seven apartments upstairs. Continue reading
Construction of a new fire station for Marion can come none too soon, according to Marion Fire Chief Lonnie Dungey. Continue reading