Places

When Eber Baker founded Marion in 1822, a handful of Catholics lived in the area. By 1844, with a Catholic population of 100, Marion became a mission site and circuit-riding priests celebrated Masses in private homes. In 1854, the Huber Shop on Mill Street became the first permanent place of worship. On land purchased by […]

Anyone who only visits Veterans Memorial Coliseum at the Marion County Fairgrounds during the county fair hasn’t even scratched the surface of the events held there. While the County Fair is a huge draw, the fairgrounds and coliseum are in use approximately 45 weeks out of the year. With 16,875 square feet of floor space […]

REMEMBERING SOLDIERS PAST AND PRESENT It all started in 1936, when the Captain W.M. Hendricks Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution donated a bronze World War I statue for a plot of land across from the Harding Memorial. Resting atop a 35-ton boulder, The Spirit of the American Doughboy was dedicated to honor […]

BUILT FOR A PRESIDENT, A LEGACY FOR OUR COMMUNITY Situated on 137 acres just south of the Marion City limits lies a community gem built in honor of Hometown President Warren G. Harding — the Marion Country Club. Newly elected U.S. President Harding played golf and might have at one time played the course, which […]

A lot of dedication has gone into the development of the Marion Tallgrass Trail, so it no wonder it is probably the first to jump to mind when discussing the Marion County Park District.  For those who enjoy communing with nature, the Trail, as well as four other natural treasures – Myers Woods, Terradise, Greenspur, […]