Category: Landmarks

Marion’s Ruins, Part II

Last year, we published a photo essay about Marion’s “ruins”, and the post garnered so much interest that we’ve decided to do a follow up photo essay. You may have driven past some of these places dozens of  times and never known that they represent interesting bits of Marion’s history. Other places, while not necessarily historically […]

Odds and Ends IV: The Gypsy Queen Grave

The Gypsy Queen Grave Most people in Marion have probably heard of the Gypsy Queen grave in St. Mary’s Cemetery. The grave, which is located in the section of the cemetery reserved for non-Catholics, is relatively easy to locate since it’s usually covered in pennies as well as other assorted trinkets. There’s also a wooden […]