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Welcome to WikiMarion, a site devoted to the history of Marion, Indiana and surrounding areas.  The articles currently on this site were created by students at Marion High School between about 1995 and 2006.  Students will begin creating content directly for the site in March 2007.  For the time being, participation is restricted to students.
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==Articles==
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*[[Marion High School]]
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*[[George W. Steele]] - Zeppelin Man from Marion
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*[[Indiana Truck Corporation]]
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===This Old House: Histories of Significant Structures in Grant County===
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[[image:hostess.jpg|thumb|The Wilson-Vaughan Hostess House]]
 
*[[Memorial Coliseum]] - The Home of Champions
 
*[[Memorial Coliseum]] - The Home of Champions
 
*[[J.L.McCulloch School]] - A Center of Community Life and Learning
 
*[[J.L.McCulloch School]] - A Center of Community Life and Learning
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*[[Charles Mill]] - An 1836 Sawmill
 
*[[Charles Mill]] - An 1836 Sawmill
 
*[[Abijah C. Jay House]]
 
*[[Abijah C. Jay House]]
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*[[Carnegie Building]] - Original home of the Marion Public Library
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*[[Platonian Apartments]] - Work of architect Samuel Plato
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*[[Israel Jenkins House]] - Stop on the Underground Railroad
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*[[Marion General Hospital]]
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*[[Marion High School]]
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*The buildings of noted African-American architect [[Samuel Plato]]
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|style="color:#000"|Oral histories collected by students in Advanced Placement US History and Advanced Placement English at Marion High School
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[[Rough_Times_Introduction|Introduction]]
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*[[Glen Eltzroth]]
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*[[William and Donna Wampner]]
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*[[Shirley Turnock]]
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*[[Phil and Leah Wiley]]
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*[[Don Lewis]]
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*[[Noble Jones]]
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*[[Malvina Ball]]
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*[[Eva Haynes]]
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*[[Elizabeth Stewart]]
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*[[Irene Beck]]
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*[[Jesse and Ann Ballard]]<br>
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<h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#cedff2;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3b0bf;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Google Earth Content</h2>
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|style="color:#000"|[[Image:Trolley_Sample_for_front.jpg|thumb|Trolleys of Marion]]Some content on WikiMarion can be viewed in geographic context using Google Earth.  More will follow.  To learn about geographic content click [[Google_Earth_Samples|here]].
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<h2 style="margin:0;background:#cedff2;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3b0bf;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Lest We Forget</h2>
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|style="color:#000"|Reminiscences of the Pioneers of Grant County, Indiana -- Oral Histories collected by Marion High School students in 1921.
  
==Google Earth==
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[[Preface]]
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*[[Gabriella Havens]]
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*[[Mary Williams-Lear]]
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*[[William and Nancy Maine]]
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*[[History of Grant County]]
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Revision as of 22:10, 9 April 2007

Welcome to WikiMarion.org,
A site devoted to the history of Marion, Indiana and surrounding areas, created by students at Marion High School for the Community History Project

This Old House

Histories of Significant Structures in Grant County
The Wilson-Vaughan Hostess House

more...

Rough Times

Oral histories collected by students in Advanced Placement US History and Advanced Placement English at Marion High School

Introduction

more...

Google Earth Content

Trolleys of Marion
Some content on WikiMarion can be viewed in geographic context using Google Earth. More will follow. To learn about geographic content click here.

Lest We Forget

Reminiscences of the Pioneers of Grant County, Indiana -- Oral Histories collected by Marion High School students in 1921.

Preface