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--Ohio; 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--Ohio--History; 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--Ohio--History; 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: This image shows a courtroom of the Marion County Courthouse. This courthouse is almost identical to the one that stands in Fayette County. Ten sandstone faces are carved into the exterior walls, representing the races of man, pioneer spirit and the ages of man, including one that resembles William Shakespeare. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F04_309
Subjects: Courthouses--Ohio; National Register of Historic Places; cornices; balustrades; pediments; clock towers; columns (architectural elements); arches
Places: Marion (Ohio); Marion County (Ohio); 100 N. Main St.
 

Description: This image shows the side facade of the Marion County Courthouse. This courthouse is almost identical to the one that stands in Fayette County. Ten sandstone faces are carved into the exterior walls, representing the races of man, pioneer spirit and the ages of man, including one that resembles William Shakespeare. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F04_306
Subjects: Courthouses--Ohio; National Register of Historic Places; cornices; balustrades; pediments; clock towers; columns (architectural elements); arches
Places: Marion (Ohio); Marion County (Ohio); 100 N. Main St.
 

Description: This image shows the front facade of the Marion County Courthouse. This courthouse is almost identical to the one that stands in Fayette County. Ten sandstone faces are carved into the exterior walls, representing the races of man, pioneer spirit and the ages of man, including one that resembles William Shakespeare. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F04_305
Subjects: Courthouses--Ohio; National Register of Historic Places; cornices; balustrades; pediments; clock towers; columns (architectural elements); arches
Places: Marion (Ohio); Marion County (Ohio); 100 N. Main St.
 

Description: This image shows the cornerstone of the Marion County Courthouse. This courthouse is almost identical to the one that stands in Fayette County. Ten sandstone faces are carved into the exterior walls, representing the races of man, pioneer spirit and the ages of man, including one that resembles William Shakespeare. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F04_308
Subjects: Courthouses--Ohio; National Register of Historic Places; cornices; balustrades; pediments; clock towers; columns (architectural elements); arches
Places: Marion (Ohio); Marion County (Ohio); 100 N. Main St.
 

Description: This image shows the front entrance of the Marion County Courthouse. This courthouse is almost identical to the one that stands in Fayette County. Ten sandstone faces are carved into the exterior walls, representing the races of man, pioneer spirit and the ages of man, including one that resembles William Shakespeare. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F04_307
Subjects: Courthouses--Ohio; National Register of Historic Places; cornices; balustrades; pediments; clock towers; columns (architectural elements); arches
Places: Marion (Ohio); Marion County (Ohio); 100 N. Main St.
 

Description: This image shows the front and side facades of the Marion County Courthouse. This courthouse is almost identical to the one that stands in Fayette County. Ten sandstone faces are carved into the exterior walls, representing the races of man, pioneer spirit and the ages of man, including one that resembles William Shakespeare. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F04_304
Subjects: Courthouses--Ohio; National Register of Historic Places; cornices; balustrades; pediments; clock towers; columns (architectural elements); arches
Places: Marion (Ohio); Marion County (Ohio); 100 N. Main St.