The following post is a series of three articles from the Marion Daily Republican related to the opening of the Marion Youth Center located on East Boulevard next to the city reservoir. Construction began in May 1962 and was completed in May 1963. Continue reading
Powell Barnett was born in Marion, November 21, 1892, the son of the late Nelson and Ada Gray Barnett. Powell was a well-known Marion citizen and church and community worker. Continue reading
William Joseph Caplinger was a carpenter by trade. After moving to Marion in 1900, he was very active as a carpenter and contractor, having built a large number of the better homes and buildings in Marion. Continue reading
This wholesale grocery company was considered a home institution in its time. It was first established in St. Louis, but in 1913 the main office was located in Marion in a building at 600 N. Van Buren Street next to the Illinois Central railroad tracks. Continue reading
The wholesale grocery house of Goddard & Co. was operated in Marion as a branch of the large wholesale institution in St. Louis, which was incorporated in 1872. The company was present in Marion by the turn of the century and in the 1906 Marion directory they were listed at 118 E. Union Street. Continue reading
