Lifelong Ties to Old Marion Home Preserve Memories
Joyce Parks, 66, has lived at 1298 12th St since 1961 in Marion's Old Marion neighborhood. She recalls a railroad town, recalls Pearl Harbor and JFK events from the house, and remains active in the Swamp Fox Festival cemetery walk, linking family history to local culture and a stable, single family street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Gosch
Joyce Parks
Marion
Parks
12Th St
Howard
Old
Milwaukee Road
John Fosdick
Pearl Harbor
Kennedy
Edgar Manning
Edgar
Manning
Oak Shade
Ames
Iowa State University
English Boulevard
12Th Street
Diana
John
University of Iowa
Mount Mercy College
Marion High School
Joyce
Howard Parks
LaBarr
Cedar Rapids
Old Marion
Curley Neagle
Neagle
Nash Finch
11Th Street
Frett’s
Frett Barbershop
Roots stay strong in Marion Old Town neighborhood
Residents of the Old Marion area value walkability and proximity to shops, the library, City Hall, and Frett barber shop. Longtime locals note low crime, small-town feel, and pride in historic homes while new families welcome convenient schooling and neighborly ties.
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Marion
Old Marion at a glance
Marion grew as Linn County seat starting 1839 with a general store and bold promoters like Addison Daniels. The first courthouse rose in 1840, rebuilt in stone by 1843, serving 77 years, while fire history, meat markets, and the Daniels block spurred growth. Cedar Rapids won the seat in 1920. the old courthouse was torn down in 1945. today a public library sits on the site.
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Addison Daniels
Linn County
10Th Street
Sixth Avenue
Earl Granger
Granger
North 10Th Street
Marion Historical Museum
T.N. Sinclair
Marion
Cedar Rapids
Profile of Old Marion Residents by Demographics 1990 Census
The 1990 Census shows Old Marion with 28 percent under 30, 98.8 percent white, and 7 percent one man households. Education levels include 42 percent high school graduates and 5 percent with graduate degrees. Occupation distribution spans managerial 22 percent and technicians 37 percent.
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Rockwell-Collins Avionics & Communications Division
Poeca
Historic
Granger House Museum
Andrew Franklin
Andrew
Keith
David Frasher
13Th Avenue
Casey
Apache Hose
Brad Hahn
Winona LaBarr
10Th Avenue
Clarence Frett
la Barr
Florence Christie
Christie
Owen
Maid Rite
Chicago
Prescott
Congregational Church
14Th Street
Robert Nemec
Nemec
Dan Hautquist
Emerson School
Eighth Avenue
Elizabeth Deal
Aaron Jellison
Aaron
the Gazette
Stoney Point
East Post Road
Green Valley
Wilson
Northwood Knolls
Taylor School
Linn-Mar
Fairfax
Vernon Heights
L.W. Ward
Cory Knapp
Marion Square Park
Gazette
Lisa Powell
Seventh Avenue
James Parks
Jerry Kneeland
Kneeland
Sandy Dingman
Holly Dingman
Dennis Douglas
Des Moines
Dave Shrope
Jered Douglas
Shrope
Jered
Holly
Dennis
POST
Gazette Map
Francis Marion
The
Swamp Fox
R.D. Stephens
Sinclair
Stephens
Daniels
Seventh Street
Cherry Sisters
Iowa
Balster’s Furniture
Eebeer
Oden Eee
Coop Eee Renee
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