Marion is an
unincorporated community
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in
Marion Township,
Shelby County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Indiana
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.
History
James Wilson was the first settler in the future Shelby County, raising a cabin there in 1819. In 1820 the
New Purchase areas were formally surrendered to the government, and the land was made available for purchase. In 1820 Wilson and a few other settlers traveled to the Government Land Office at
Brookville to make good their existing settlement claims.
Returning from Brookville, Wilson brought a surveyor. In partnership with John Sleeth, a townsite with streets, alleys and a public square was laid out and platted. This was the first such effort in the future county, which was authorized by the state legislature on 31 December 1821.
[''Shelby County Indiana, History (1876)'', p. 8 (accessed 14 August 2020)]
/ref>[ A post office opened at Marion in 1823. The post office was renamed Noah Post Office in September 1836, and was discontinued in 1902.
Marion once contained a high school which closed in about 1908.]
Geography
Marion is located at .
References
Unincorporated communities in Shelby County, Indiana
Unincorporated communities in Indiana
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