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Marion College, a two-year Lutheran women's college, operated from 1873 to 1967. Marion Hall, constructed in 1968 and named in honor of Francis Marion, is a residence hall at Roanoke College. Marion is also home to Southwestern Virginia Mental Health Institute. In December 1864, during the Civil War, it was the site of the Battle of Marion.
Virginia Fortune Ogilvy, Countess of Airlie, DCVO (née Ryan; 9 February 1933 – 16 August 2024) was a Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Elizabeth II. She was born in London to American family, and grew up in the United States before returning to the United Kingdom. In 1973, she became the first American to be a lady-in-waiting. [1]
The following are people born in or otherwise closely associated with Marion, Virginia. Pages in category "People from Marion, Virginia" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total.
The following notable deaths in the United States occurred in 2025.Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order. A typical entry reports information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth and subsequent nationality (if applicable), what subject was noted for, year of birth (if known), and reference.
Marion Historic District is a national historic district located at Marion, Smyth County, Virginia. The district includes 361 contributing buildings, 2 contributing sites, and 1 contributing object in the central business district and surrounding residential areas of Marion. It includes a variety of residential, commercial, institutional ...
Marion College was a Lutheran junior women's college that operated in Marion, Virginia, from 1873 to 1967. [2] [3] Roanoke College, a sister Lutheran college, adopted Marion's alumnae and maintains their records. Marion's alumnae have a reunion every other year on the Roanoke campus.
In 1883, Bradley moved to Spokane, Washington. He died at his home in the Ross Park neighborhood on June 9, 1894, at age 56 or 57 and was buried at Spokane's Greenwood Memorial Terrace. His grave was unmarked until 2009, when his status as a Medal of Honor recipient was discovered and a military headstone was installed. [3]
Colonel Ruby Bradley (December 19, 1907 – May 28, 2002) was a United States Army Nurse Corps officer, a prisoner of the Japanese in World War II, and one of the most decorated women in the United States military. [1] She was a native of Spencer, West Virginia but lived in Falls Church, Virginia, for over 50 years.