Marion County is a county located in the northeastern portion of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 28,525. Its county seat is Palmyra. Unique from most third-class counties in the state, Marion has two county courthouses, the second located in Hannibal. The county was organized on December 23, 1826 and named for General Francis Marion, the "Swamp Fox," who was from South Carolina and served in the American Revolutionary War. The area was known as the "Two Rivers Country" before organization.
Palmyra is a city in and the county seat of Marion County, Missouri, United States. The population was 3,595 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Hannibal Micropolitan Statistical Area.
The Palmyra massacre is an incident that took place in Palmyra, Missouri on October 18, 1862, during the American Civil War, when ten Confederate prisoners of war were executed in reprisal for the abduction of a local Union supporter, Andrew Alsman. The officer who ordered the execution, Colonel John McNeil, was later known as the "Butcher of Palmyra". He left the army in 1865, after receiving the customary promotion to brevet rank of Major General of Volunteers in recognition of his faithful service to the Union.
The Battle of Black Jack took place on June 2, 1856, when antislavery forces, led by the noted abolitionist John Brown, attacked the encampment of Henry C. Pate near Baldwin City, Kansas. The battle is cited as one incident of "Bleeding Kansas" and a contributing factor leading up to the American Civil War of 1861 to 1865.
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Fluvanna County Courthouse Historic District is a national historic district located at Palmyra, Fluvanna County, Virginia. The district encompasses four contributing buildings. The courthouse was built in 1830–1831, and is a two-story, brick building in the form of a tetrastyle Roman Doric temple. It is five bays deep. The other contributing buildings are a small lawyer's office used as the Fluvanna County library and the stone jail house (1829), now the county museum.
The Williamson County Jail, located at 105 S. Van Buren St. in Marion, is the former county jail serving Williamson County, Illinois. The Prairie School building served as the county jail from 1913 to 1971. The jail housed prisoners involved with three violent conflicts in the 1920s: the Herrin massacre, the Klan War, and a gang rivalry between the Shelton Brothers Gang and Charles Birger's gang. The building is now a history museum and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Daviess County Rotary Jail and Sheriff's Residence is a historic rotary jail and sheriffs residence located in Gallatin, Daviess County, Missouri. It was built in 1888 by the Pauly Jail Building and Manufacturing Company of St. Louis, Missouri. The jail is a one-story, octagonally-shaped brick structure on a stone foundation. The sheriff's residence is a two-story, T-shaped brick dwelling. It is connected to the jail by a two-story, irregularly-shaped structure which houses the jail's kitchen at the first floor level and the women's cells at the second-story level.
The Robert Masterson House is located in Marion County, Missouri and was first built around 1830 by Robert Masterson. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Linn County Jail and Sheriff's Residence is a historic jail and sheriff's residence located in Linneus, Linn County, Missouri. It was built in 1871 and is a two-story, five-bay, Greek Revival style I-house constructed of concrete, wood, and brick. A one-story brick addition with basement, built as a Works Progress Administration project, was added in 1937. The building was converted to a museum in the 1970s.
Maries County Jail and Sheriff's House, also known as the Old Jail Museum, is a historic jail and sheriff's residence located in Vienna, Maries County, Missouri. It was built between 1856 and 1858, and is a two-story rectangular building, constructed of rough-cut native limestone ashlar blocks. It was moved to its present location in 1959, where it is now used as a museum.
Hannibal Old Police Station and Jail, also known a City Hall, is a historic police station and jail located at Hannibal, Marion County, Missouri. It was built in 1878–1879, and is a two-story, eclectic late Victorian style brick building on a granite foundation. It features two octagonal towers of different heights and a complex roof defined by a heavy bracketed cornice.
Dryden-Louthan House is a historic home located at Palmyra, Marion County, Missouri. It was built in 1858, and is a two-story, Italianate style burnt-sienna-colored brick dwelling. It has low hipped roofs and cornices ornamented by paired, elaborately scrolled brackets.
Peter J. Sowers House is a historic home located at Palmyra, Marion County, Missouri. It was built in 1855, and is a two-story, transitional Greek Revival / Italianate style painted brick dwelling. It has a small rear wing and conservatory added in the 1870s. It has low hipped roofs with modillioned cornices and a stone foundation.
Gardner House is a historic home located at Palmyra, Marion County, Missouri. It was built about, and is a two-story, "L" plan, Federal style painted brick dwelling, with Greek Revival style detailing. It is six bays wide and has a side-gable roof. It once housed a tavern located on a north–south stage coach route between St. Louis, Missouri and east Iowan towns.
Speigle House is a historic home located at Palmyra, Marion County, Missouri. It was built about 1850, and is a two-story, transitional vernacular Greek Revival / Italianate style brick dwelling. It has a two-story rear ell off the main block and hipped roof with bracketed cornice.
Walker-Woodward-Schaffer House, also known as the Jane Darwell Birthplace, is a historic home located at Palmyra, Marion County, Missouri. It was built about 1868, and is a two-story, three-bay, Italianate style brick dwelling. It has a two-story rear wing with a two-story gallery porch. Both sections have hipped roofs with bracketed cornices. A verandah spans the front of the house. It was the birthplace of actress Jane Darwell.
Ephraim J. Wilson Farm Complex is a historic home and farm located near Palmyra, Marion County, Missouri. The house was built about 1842, and is a two-story, Federal style brick I-house with a rear frame addition built around 1889. Also on the property are the contributing timber frame bank barn built by a Mennonite of Pennsylvania German extraction in 1888, and an ice house. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
Culbertson–Head Farmstead is a historic home, farm, and national historic district located near Palmyra, Marion County, Missouri. The house was built about 1854–1855, and is a two-story, L-shaped, Greek Revival style brick dwelling. It features a two-story front portico. Also on the property are the contributing smokehouse / ice house (pre-1915); shop ; large Jamesway, gambrel roof barn (1927); gabled roofed, wood granary ; and transverse crib barn (1880s).
The Henry County Courthouse, Jail, and Warden's House in New Castle, Kentucky was built in 1875. It was designed by the McDonald Brothers in a mix of Italianate, Second Empire, and other styles. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.
