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History · Marion

A history of Marion,
then and now

Postcards, papers and photographs of Marion from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.

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From Marion’s archive · credits on each photo

The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Marion Township is one of twelve townships in Hendricks County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,402.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 1,402 to 1,510 (+8%). Half of its homes were built before 1980.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Marion yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

built from the dates on the items below
1900s3 items · Marion Flint Glass Co., Boys work her…LOC
1922Marion, Ind. Clymer JonesLOC
1930Two African American men, lynched, hanging from…LOC
1940–1999Nothing yet. Family albums go here.
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Finish Marion’s story

Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.

3 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewMarion Flint Glass Co., Boys work…, 1908: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
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By decade

Marion, decade by decade

1900s3 items
Marion Flint Glass Co., Boys work here but the boss would not permit any photographing. Location: Marion, IndianaLOCMarion Flint Glass Co., Boys work here but the boss would n…1908Bill, a carrying-in boy, Canton Glass WorksLOCBill, a carrying-in boy, Canton Glass Works19087 A.M. Boy ("Bill,") carrying milk. In summer he works in the glass factory and keeps two cows too. Location: Marion, I…LOC7 A.M. Boy ("Bill,") carrying milk. In summer he works in t…1908
1920s1 item
Marion, Ind. Clymer JonesLOCMarion, Ind. Clymer Jones1922
1930s1 item
Two African American men, lynched, hanging from treeLOCTwo African American men, lynched, hanging from tree1930
1940s–
1990s
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Marion is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Marion has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Amo THI & E Interurban Depot/Substation in Amo, 5.7 miles away.

Marion and the nearest listed places

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Amo THI & E Interurban Depot/SubstationDanville Main Street Historic DistrictHendricks County Jail and Sheriff's ResidenceDanville Courthouse Square Historic DistrictForest W. and Jeannette Wales Blanton HouseDr. Jeremiah and Ann Jane DePew House

Closest to Marion

Amo THI & E Interurban Depot/SubstationAmo · Romanesque5.7miDanville Main Street Historic DistrictDanville · District5.8miHendricks County Jail and Sheriff's ResidenceDanville · French Second Empire6miDanville Courthouse Square Historic DistrictDanville · District6miForest W. and Jeannette Wales Blanton HouseDanville · Building6.1mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Amo THI & E Interurban Depot/Substation’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Marion?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Marion’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Marion Flint Glass Co., Boys work here but the boss would not permit any photographing. Location: Marion, Indiana (1908) and it appears here side by side.

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Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Clay📜 Floyd📜 Amo📜 Coatesville

From the Library of Congress (5). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.

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