William Cook was a Civil War era merchant in Marion and served as a City Trustee after the Civil War yet only a small amount of information could be found about him. He appears to have been born in Southern … Continue reading
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” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″]While running as a Democrat for President during the 1900 national election against William McKinley, candidate William Jennings Bryan from Salem Illinois stumped through Southern Illinois in October of 1900. “William J. Bryan’s itinerary through Southern … Continue reading
One of the most unusual escapes in the history of American prisons took place near Marion on July 21, 1971. At about 1:45 that afternoon, Warren George Briggs, bank robber turned scientist, leapt over two barbed wire-topped 15 foot high … Continue reading
I love old stories of previous Marion citizens and few were more colorful than the pipe smoking Grandma Cline. Her great, great grandson, Bruce Cline, who currently lives in Carbondale has released his latest version of “History, Mystery and Hauntings … Continue reading
The Search for the Olympian Medal found in a bank box in Alabama follow path to Marion (The following article was published in the Southern Illinoisan in the year 2000 while the Olympics were being held in Sydney, Australia.) As … Continue reading