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A riot that occurred on August 23, 1966, at the Marion Correctional Institution in Marion, Ohio, led to significant destruction, resulting in an estimated $500,000 ($4,674,174.31 adjusted for inflation as of 2023) in damages. Approximately 900 prisoners took part in the riot, during which fires were intentionally set.
The North Central Correctional Complex is a minimum- and medium-security prison for men located in Marion, Marion County, Ohio, operated by Management and Training Corporation under contract with the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction. [1] The facility first opened in 1994 and has a working population of 2893 state inmates.
Following a reduction in state funding, the Ohio Historical Society transferred day-to-day management of the tomb and the nearby Harding Home to Marion Technical College (MTC) in April 2010. [7] OHS paid MTC $105,000 a year to run the two sites, [ 8 ] achieving a savings of about $60,000 annually. [ 7 ]
Scott Township is one of the fifteen townships of Marion County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 571 people in the township. Geography
SR 746 passes intersections with CR 25, Helmlich Road, Beatty Road and County Road 148 before entering Marion County, and correspondingly, Richland Township. Running inside of the Morrow–Marion county line by approximately one-quarter mile (0.40 km), SR 746 continues northerly past intersections with CR 123 and CR 154 prior to intersecting SR ...
Marion was home to numerous minor league baseball teams between 1900 and 1951, including the Marion Senators, Marion Presidents, Marion Cardinals and Marion Cubs. [42] Future U.S. President Warren G. Harding was a part owner of the Marion Diggers , who played as members of the Class D level Ohio State League from 1908 to 1912.
In 1960, State Route 19 was rerouted around Fremont along with U.S. Route 20, U.S. Route 6, and State Route 53 (Ohio) via a freeway bypass. The route number 19 was used for the route of an original state highway that went from Columbus to the Pennsylvania state line. This route is now the eastern Ohio portion of U.S. Route 62. The route number ...
The Veterans Memorial Coliseum is a 3,200-seat multi-purpose arena, in Marion, Ohio. It was built in 1949. It was home to the Marion Blue Racers indoor football team of X-League Indoor Football. The arena was formerly home to the minor league professional ice hockey team during the 1953-54 International Hockey League season.