Description: This map of Marion County, Ohio, shows city and township lines; state, county, and township roads; railroads and electric railroads; centralized school districts; and quarries and sandpits. Marion County's 15 townships are labeled. On February 12, 1820, the Ohio government authorized the creation of Marion County, located in the north central portion of Ohio. Residents named the county in honor of Francis Marion, a hero of the American Revolution. The county seat is Marion, which is the largest population center. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MAPVFM0197_4
Subjects: Maps; Cities and towns; Roads; Marion County (Ohio);
Places: Marion County (Ohio)
 

Description: Aerial view showing the Marion County Courthouse in Marion, Ohio. The Marion County Courthouse, located on Courthouse Square, was built between 1884 and 1886, and designed by architect David W. Gibbs. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06517
Subjects: Courthouses; Local government; Marion (Ohio)
Places: Marion (Ohio); Marion County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph from the Ohio Penitentiary in Columbus is of Harvey L. Roush, a 47-year-old tenant farmer of Marion County, Ohio. Cline was the 221st individual to be executed via the electric chair in Ohio. The caption at the bottom reads: "No. 221, Harvey L. Roush, of Marion County, Legally Electrocuted April 26th, 1939 for the Murder of Mr. and Mrs. Homer T. Myers, at Marion, Ohio.” In 1885 the Ohio Penitentiary in Columbus, Ohio, became the location for all executions, which previously took place in the various county seats. In 1896 the Ohio General Assembly mandated that electrocution replace hanging as the form of capital punishment. The Ohio Penitentiary regularly offered tours as well as souvenir photographs and postcards of the building and prisoners on death row. A total of 315 prisoners, both men and women, were executed in the electric chair known as “Old Sparky” between 1897 and 1963. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08275
Subjects: Ohio History--State and Local Government--Law; Capital punishment; Death row; Electrocution; Ohio History--State and Local Government--Corrections; Ohio Penitentiary (Columbus, Ohio); Prisons--Ohio
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio); Marion County (Ohio); Marion (Ohio)
 

Description: This image shows the Marion County Courthouse in Marion, Ohio. Located at the heart of the city of Marion, it is a sister of the courthouses that stand in Washington Court House in Fayette County, Ohio, and Charlotte, Eaton County, Michigan. All three were designed by architect David W. Gibbs. A tower rises from the center of the building supporting the four faced clock and a dome capped with a statue of Justice. The statue was taken down during renovations, repaired and cleaned and then lifted to its spot by helicopter. Urns surmount the corners surrounding the base of the tower. The facade has several portholes with heads staring out. Four represent the race of man, A Native American chief, an Asian, an African-American, and a Caucasian woman. Also included are pioneers and the age cycle of mankind, going from young to old. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06516
Subjects: Marion County (Ohio); Courthouses; Law & legal affairs
Places: Marion (Ohio); Marion County (Ohio)
 

Description: Taken in 1910, this photograph shows the Ira Kellar family farmhouse and outbuildings in Prospect, Ohio, in Marion County. This photograph is part of a series of photographs taken by the Ohio Department of Agriculture documenting farms in Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00461
Subjects: Marion County (Ohio); Ohio Economy--Agriculture; Rural life; Farmhouses
Places: Prospect (Ohio); Marion County (Ohio)
 

Description: Scrap rubber collected at a gas station in Marion County, Ohio during World War II, ca. 1941-1945. J. P. Sharkey (pictured on left), a division manager for the Standard Oil Company, and Henry Krigbaum (pictured on right), a representative of the Marion Pure Oil Company, headed Marion County's scrap rubber drive. During World War II recyclable materials were collected to support military production. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02714
Subjects: Marion County (Ohio); Ohio History--Military Ohio; Rubber--Recycling
Places: Marion County (Ohio)
 

Description: By 1900, most major cities in Ohio had electric railways connecting the downtowns of the cities with the suburbs. This electric railcar has a sign reading "Delaware Marion LOCAL." Prior to the electric railway, urban transportation systems ran with cars pulled by teams of horses. By the 1890s, cities around the nation began to replace horse-drawn trolleys and cable cars with electric cars. Some were later incorporated into extensive interurban railways that carried passengers between major cities. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SC1164_001
Subjects: Transportation; Electric railroads; Street railroads;
Places: Delaware (Ohio); Delaware County (Ohio); Marion (Ohio); Marion County (Ohio)
 

Description: The Bicentennial barn-painting program was an inexpensive, grassroots marketing campaign that painted the official logo of the Ohio Bicentennial on a highly visible historic barn in each of Ohio's 88 counties. Over 2,000 farmers and landowners submitted their barn descriptions to the committee for consideration. Beginning in 1998, artist Scott Hagan spent five years painting the logos, tailored to every barn's unique character. Typically, the barn owners hosted a celebration at the completion of their barn painting. This photograph is an exterior view of Barn #80, the 80th barn that Hagan painted, located at 333 Prospect-Mt. Vernon Road in Marion County. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08544
Subjects: Centennial celebrations; Ohio History--State and Local Government; Barns; Ohio Bicentennial, 2003
Places: Marion County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows Republican presidential candidate Warren G. Harding and a Chicago Cubs player examining baseballs in Marion, Ohio, on September 2, 1920. Bystanders include another Cubs player and several men in business attire. Harding is holding a cigar in his left hand. On this date Harding attended an exhibition game between the Chicago Cubs and the Kerrigan Tailors, a semi-professional team from Marion, Ohio (Harding's hometown). Organized by supporters of Harding's campaign, the game was intended to create a favorable impression of the candidate as a man who enjoyed the national pastime. Harding threw three pitches for the Kerrigan Tailors. The Cubs defeated the local team. Warren G. Harding was born November 2, 1865, near Marion, Ohio. When he was 19 he and a partner purchased the ""Marion Daily Star"" newspaper, of which he became the editor. His political career began at age 21 when he became a member of the Marion, Ohio, Republican County Committee. In 1888 he went to his first national convention and campaigned for Benjamin Harrison. Harding gained a reputation as an effective orator. In 1902 he gave the eulogy for his fellow Ohioan and friend President William McKinley. In 1912 Harding delivered the speech at the Republican Convention nominating William Howard Taft as the Republican candidate for President. Harding was elected to the United States Senate in 1914. In 1920 Harding was nominated for the U.S. presidency. He won and took office in early 1921. Though he was president for a short time, he eliminated wartime controls, cut taxes, created the federal budget system, restored high tariffs, and imposed immigration limitations. In July 1923 he gave his last speech. On August 2, 1923, Harding suffered a heart attack while trip touring the western United States. He died in San Francisco, California. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05729
Subjects: Chicago Cubs (Baseball team); Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), 1865-1923--Photographs; Marion (Ohio); Baseball teams
Places: Marion (Ohio); Marion County (Ohio)
 

Description: In this photograph, Republican presidential candidate Warren G. Harding (1865-19232) is winding up a pitch during an exhibition baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Kerrigan Tailors. The game was held in Marion, Ohio, on September 2, 1920. Marion was Harding's hometown. Wearing a boater hat, light-colored slacks and shoes, and darker blazer, Harding holds the ball in his right hand and wears a baseball glove on his left hand. A group of Kerrigan Tailors players stands behind Harding (left side of photograph). A man wearing a Cubs uniform stands to Harding's left (right side of photo). Organized by supporters of Harding's campaign, the game was intended to create a favorable impression of the candidate as a man who enjoyed the national pastime. Harding threw three pitches for the Kerrigan Tailors. The Cubs defeated the local team. Warren G. Harding was born November 2, 1865, near Marion, Ohio. When he was 19 he and a partner purchased the ""Marion Daily Star"" newspaper, of which he became the editor. His political career began at age 21 when he became a member of the Marion, Ohio, Republican County Committee. In 1888 he went to his first national convention and campaigned for Benjamin Harrison. Harding gained a reputation as an effective orator. In 1902 he gave the eulogy for his fellow Ohioan and friend President William McKinley. In 1912 Harding delivered the speech at the Republican Convention nominating William Howard Taft as the Republican candidate for President. Harding was elected to the United States Senate in 1914. In 1920 Harding was nominated for the U.S. presidency. He won and took office in early 1921. Though he was president for a short time, he eliminated wartime controls, cut taxes, created the federal budget system, restored high tariffs, and imposed immigration limitations. In July 1923 he gave his last speech. On August 2, 1923, Harding suffered a heart attack while trip touring the western United States. He died in San Francisco, California. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05733
Subjects: Chicago Cubs (Baseball team); Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), 1865-1923--Photographs; Marion (Ohio); Baseball teams
Places: Marion (Ohio); Marion County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows Republican presidential candidate Warren G. Harding (1865-1923) playing baseball in an exhibition game between the Chicago Cubs and the Kerrigan Tailors, a semi-professional team from Marion, Ohio (his hometown). The game was played on September 2, 1920. Wearing a boater hat, light-colored slacks and shoes, and a darker sport jacket, Harding is winding up one of three pitches he made during the game. A group of Kerrigan's Tailor's players stands behind Harding (left side of photograph). A man wearing a Cubs uniforms stands slightly behind Harding (right side of photograph). Organized by supporters of Harding's campaign, the game was intended to create a favorable impression of the candidate as a man who enjoyed the national pastime. Harding threw three pitches for the Kerrigan Tailors. The Cubs defeated the local team. Warren G. Harding was born November 2, 1865, near Marion, Ohio. When he was 19 he and a partner purchased the ""Marion Daily Star"" newspaper, of which he became the editor. His political career began at age 21 when he became a member of the Marion, Ohio, Republican County Committee. In 1888 he went to his first national convention and campaigned for Benjamin Harrison. Harding gained a reputation as an effective orator. In 1902 he gave the eulogy for his fellow Ohioan and friend President William McKinley. In 1912 Harding delivered the speech at the Republican Convention nominating William Howard Taft as the Republican candidate for President. Harding was elected to the United States Senate in 1914. In 1920 Harding was nominated for the U.S. presidency. He won and took office in early 1921. Though he was president for a short time, he eliminated wartime controls, cut taxes, created the federal budget system, restored high tariffs, and imposed immigration limitations. In July 1923 he gave his last speech. On August 2, 1923, Harding suffered a heart attack while trip touring the western United States. He died in San Francisco, California. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05734
Subjects: Chicago Cubs (Baseball team); Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), 1865-1923--Photographs; Marion (Ohio); Baseball teams
Places: Marion (Ohio); Marion County (Ohio)
 

Description: In this photograph Warren G. Harding (1865-1923) is standing with an unidentified man. Harding is wearing light-colored slacks, darker blazer, and tie. The second man is wearing glasses, a dark cap, white shirt and striped tie, and a suit. He holds a cigar in his left hand. Trees are visible in the background. Warren G. Harding was born November 2, 1865, near Marion, Ohio. When he was 19 he and a partner purchased the ""Marion Daily Star"" newspaper, of which he became the editor. His political career began at age 21 when he became a member of the Marion, Ohio, Republican County Committee. In 1888 he went to his first national convention and campaigned for Benjamin Harrison. Harding gained a reputation as an effective orator. In 1902 he gave the eulogy for his fellow Ohioan and friend President William McKinley. In 1912 Harding delivered the speech at the Republican Convention nominating William Howard Taft as the Republican candidate for President. Harding was elected to the United States Senate in 1914. In 1920 Harding was nominated for the U.S. presidency. He won and took office in early 1921. Though he was president for a short time, he eliminated wartime controls, cut taxes, created the federal budget system, restored high tariffs, and imposed immigration limitations. In July 1923 he gave his last speech. On August 2, 1923, Harding suffered a heart attack while trip touring the western United States. He died in San Francisco, California. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05736
Subjects: Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), 1865-1923--Photographs; Marion (Ohio);
Places: Marion (Ohio); Marion County (Ohio)