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Marion Historic District is a national historic district located at Marion, Smyth County, Virginia. The district includes 361 contributing buildings, 2 contributing sites, and 1 contributing object in the central business district and surrounding residential areas of Marion. It includes a variety of residential, commercial, institutional ...
Marion College, a two-year Lutheran women's college, operated from 1873 to 1967. Marion Hall, constructed in 1968 and named in honor of Francis Marion, is a residence hall at Roanoke College. Marion is also home to Southwestern Virginia Mental Health Institute. In December 1864, during the Civil War, it was the site of the Battle of Marion.
Kenworthy Hall near Marion has a fourth-floor tower room that is alleged to be haunted by the ghost of a young woman. She sits in a window awaiting the return of a lover who died during the American Civil War. [6] Chapel and Lovelace Hall, Marion Military Institute in Perry County, Alabama was built in 1857. During the Civil War, the buildings ...
Floyd Caldwell Bagley (March 20, 1922 – December 5, 2002) was an American politician and lawyer. He served as town attorney for Dumfries, Virginia and later, part-time, five terms in the Virginia General Assembly representing Prince William County, Virginia (although his district's configuration and number changed during his tenure).
Marion Senior High School is a public high school located in Marion, Virginia. It is part of the Smyth County Public Schools and its athletics compete in the AA Southwest District in Region IV . Notable alumni
The Marion Mets were a minor league baseball team based in Marion, Virginia that played in the Appalachian League from 1965 to 1976. They were affiliated with the New York Mets and played their home games at the Marion High School baseball field. Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan pitched for the team in 1965. [citation needed]
WUKZ (1010 AM) is a broadcast radio station licensed to serve the community of Marion, Virginia, United States. The station broadcasts a classic hits format to Marion and Smyth County, Virginia . WUKZ is owned and operated by Lisa Nininger Bouldin, through licensee Bristol Broadcasting Company, Inc.
Its northern section from Marion to Henderson, Kentucky, which was concurrent with U.S. Route 60, was eliminated and its northern terminus has since remained Marion. In 1977, US 641 was extended southward along the path of Tennessee State Route 69 to its interchange with I-40 (Exit 126) near Holladay, Tennessee with SR 69 continuing south ...