The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Marion was platted in 1901. The community was named for Marion Powell, a landowner.
A post office was established at Marion in 1902, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1953.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Marion’s history is told.
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Marion, decade by decade
Before
2000
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings 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 Franklin County Courthouse in Franklin, 6.3 miles away.
Marion and the nearest listed places
Dashed line = Marion. Tap a dot.
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. Franklin County Courthouse’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.
📷 Add a photo of an old placeNational Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.