The panic of 1819 and the failure of the Bank of Missouri in 1821, resulted in a strong anti-bank sentiment in Missouri. For sixteen years the State refused to charter a single bank. Finally, following the establishment of the Bank of the State in 1837, popular sentiment in favor of the bank gave rise to keen competition for the establishment of branches. An … Read more
A city situated at the junction of the main line and the Hannibal branch of the Hannibal & St. Joseph division of the Burlington Railroad, fourteen miles west of Quincy, Illinois, and the same distance from located was originally settled upon by Hugh White, who, on March 24, 1819, conveyed it to Samuel K. Caldwell and … Read more
List of Places in Marion County on the National Historical Register Name, Address, City, Listed date, Multiple, Reference number Barkley, Levi, House W of Hannibal Hannibal 03/02/1984 84002583 Broadway District Roughly bounded by S. Main, Broadway, and S. Third Sts. Hannibal 08/01/1986 Hannibal Central Business District MRA 86002128 Buildings at 207–209 South Main St. 207–209 S. Main … Read more
John Nelson was the second person to be hung in Marion county. Invitations were issued to the hanging, which occurred on the 28th of Feb., 1896, in an enclosure near the Marion county jail at Palmyra, Mo. Witnesses were Francis McCabe, M.D., Silas Sanford, M.D., James Clark, M.D., W. B. Arnold, J. T. Hansbrough, A. … Read more
1819 Founding of Hannibal, Abraham Bird was the purchaser of the first claim that marked the beginning of Hannibal. The claim was located at the mouth of Bear creek on the Mississippi River. 1824 Land office opens in Palmyra, fifth largest in the state. It operated until August 23, 1858 and in its peak year … Read more
Previous to 1800 a tract of land lying upon the Bay de Charles, 3 miles above the present site of Hannibal, was granted to Manturi Bouvet, a trapper and fur trader. Some Canadian French joined him there, and a little settlement sprung up with which the Indians carried on a lively trade, and on a … Read more
Views of Marion County’s Past Most of these images were scanned from 1900-1920 era postcards and photographs. If you have any postcards or photographs to share, please let me know and I will add them to this page. Contact Me! Other Pages with Marion County Images Birdseye View of Hannibal ~ 1869 Birdseye View of Palmyra … Read more
Marion City —- In April, 1836, a town was laid out on the river bank about six miles above Hannibal, in Marion County, and called Marion City. Within a year it had a population of 300 people, contained thirty houses, two large steam sawmills, and was important as a river shipping point. Dikes were built … Read more
Landmarks, Buildings, & Points of Interest First Post Office in Palmyra The Hannibal Bridge Missouri’s Famous Old Mills National Register of Historic Places Additional Links Mark Twain’s Boyhood Home & Garden – see where Sam Clemens grew up (and where the REAL adventures of “Tom Sawyer” took place) in a lovely garden flanked by a stone … Read more
Under the law taxing incomes, Marion county had 112 persons who for the year 1869 reported an income in excess of all exemptions. Below are the names of those who paid taxes on $1,000 and upwards:– Alex Bowling $6,000 Geo. Bacon Sr. $1,383 R. L. Bacon $1,310 Geo. Bacon Jr. $1,310 J. J. Cruikshank, Jr. … Read more