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The square was established as a parade ground for the state arsenal under construction on the square's north side. It is best known as the former Citadel Green because The Citadel occupied the arsenal from 1843 until 1922 when the Citadel moved to the city's west side. Marion Square was named in honor of Francis Marion.
The monument was 115 feet tall, and stood at the center of Marion Square in Downtown Charleston. It depicted John C. Calhoun, a prominent American statesman and politician from Abbeville, South Carolina who served as Vice President of the United States from 1825 to 1832 and who was an adamant supporter of American slavery.
Marion occupies most of Marion Township, which is located just outside the city limits. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 11.82 square miles (30.61 km 2), of which 11.74 square miles (30.41 km 2) is land and 0.08 square miles (0.21 km 2) is water. [19]
Marion has several parks, as well as wharves, beaches, The Beverly Yacht Club, Little Marion G.C. (public), and The Kittansett Club G.C. (private). Marion is a typical old New England town that has a small quaint village with many traditional Cape Cod style homes. The village includes The Marion General Store, that dates back to the 1800s.
Since she began as part-time archivist in 2019 for the Marion Women’s Club, Cunningham approximates she has archived over 1,000 pieces of history − from journals to meeting minutes ...
The Marion Commercial Historic District is a nationally recognized historic district located in Marion, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. [ 1 ] At the time of its nomination it consisted of 41 resources, which included 29 contributing buildings , one contributing site , one contributing ...
The first 20 cadets reported to the Citadel Academy at Marion Square in downtown Charleston on March 20, 1843, a date now celebrated as "Corps Day". Initially both schools operated as separate institutions governed by a common Board of Visitors, but in 1845 the Arsenal Academy in Columbia became an auxiliary to the Citadel Academy in Charleston ...
When the clock strikes midnight on New Year's Eve, there are few celebrations that top the one happening in New York's Times Square. The history behind New Year's Eve in Times Square Skip to main ...