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1963, May 7 – South Side of Square Goes up in Blaze

Posted on December 3, 2012 by wcihsAugust 24, 2018

Cox Hardware Fire May 1963
Cox Hardware Fire May 1963
Cox Hardware Fire May 1963
Cox Hardware Fire May 1963
Cox Hardware Fire May 1963

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A blaze causing damages estimated at $1.5 million destroyed seven businesses and three apartments on the Marion Public Square last night. It was the worst fire in Marion’s history. Continue reading →

Posted in A-B, Businesses, C-D, Civic Events, Fire Reports, G-H, K-L | Tagged fire, square

1942, May 18, – Fire Discovered at Cline-Vick Drug Store

Posted on December 3, 2012 by wcihsAugust 31, 2018

Fire which was discovered in a storage room of the Cline-Vick Drug Store at 8 o’clock Sunday night was extinguished by firemen with damage. Continue reading →

Posted in C-D, Fire Reports | Tagged drug store, fire, square

1941, March 6 – Hotel Walls left on Square are Pulled Down

Posted on December 3, 2012 by wcihsAugust 24, 2018

The remaining wall of the Goodall Hotel building were pulled down by cables attached to C.I.P.S. trucks. Two small boys found what is evidently an heirloom in the remains of the fire Wednesday afternoon. Continue reading →

Posted in Civic Events, Fire Reports, G-H | Tagged square

1941, March 5 – Rebuilding Hotel Indecisive, Rubble Still Smolders

Posted on December 3, 2012 by wcihsAugust 24, 2018

As the ruins of Tuesday’s fire which destroyed a business block on the east side of the Marion Public Square continued to smolder Wednesday afternoon, neither owner of the destroyed properties would venture a statement on plans to rebuild. Continue reading →

Posted in Civic Events, Fire Reports, G-H | Tagged square

1941, March 4 – Biggest Blaze in Marion’s History

Posted on December 3, 2012 by wcihsAugust 24, 2018

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Goodall Hotel Fire March 4, 1941
Goodall Hotel Fire March 4, 1941

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Fire which did damage estimated at $200,000 swept an entire block of the Marion Public Square early Tuesday morning, destroying the three-story Goodall Hotel building and two other two-story structures in the most disastrous blazes in Marion’s history. Continue reading →

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