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59-572: The Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps was founded in 1972 by Canton businessman Art Drukenbrod and Canton Police officers "Babe" Stearn and Ralph McCauley (the head and assistant directors of the Canton Police Boys' Club). The corps members chose the name both because of their sponsorship and to honor the city's police officers, particularly those who had retired from the ranks. The corps made its competition debut in 1974 and, in their first major show, finished thirty-second of thirty-seven corps in

118-717: A 1/4 to a 1/2 inch every year, as measured by the distance traveled by the unpolished spot from where it was mated to the pedestal. While the movement of the sphere is thought to be facilitated by freeze-thaw cycles, earth tremors, or trapped air or water under the base, there has been no conclusive explanation for patterns that the sphere seems to follow. The movements of the sphere have been documented by numerous news outlets and it has been featured in Ripley's Believe it or Not (September 29, 1927). This has also been documented in Frank Edwards' book, Strange World , from an edition in

177-482: A center of grain based (corn and popcorn) snack and other products given its close proximity to nearby growing regions in adjacent counties ( ConAgra had a major presence in Marion for decades, and Wyandot Snacks has been active in Marion since the 1960s). Whirlpool Corporation is the largest employer in the city operating the largest clothes dryer manufacturing facility in the world. Nucor Steel 's facility in Marion

236-868: A former owner of the Marion Star , was a resident of Marion for much of his adult life and is buried at Harding Tomb . The city and its development were closely related to industrialist Edward Huber and his extensive business interests. The city is home to several historic properties, some listed on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Marion County, Ohio . Marion currently styles itself as "America's Workforce Development Capital" given public–private educational partnerships and coordination of educational venues, from four and two–year college programs to vocational and technical training and skill certification programs. The mayor of Marion

295-419: A household was $ 44,879, with family households having a median income of $ 53,855 and non-family households $ 30,948. The per capita income was $ 20,974. Males working full-time jobs had median earnings of $ 45,719 compared to $ 37,273 for females. Out of the 30,729 people with a determined poverty status, 21.8% were below the poverty line . Further, 30.9% of minors and 13.3% of seniors were below

354-448: A male householder with no partner present, and 32.1% had a female householder with no partner present. The median household size was 2.50 and the median family size was 3.25. The age distribution was 20.5% under 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 or older. The median age was 37.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 129.9 males. The median income for

413-815: A traveling NFL team based in nearby LaRue , played their only true "home" game in Marion in 1923. It is the former home of the Marion Blue Racers , an indoor football team in X-League Indoor Football ; the Marion Mayhem , also an indoor football team in the CIFL; and a professional ice hockey team, the Marion Barons , which played in the International Hockey League during the 1953–54 season. Marion

472-575: Is Scott Schertzer. Marion was laid out in 1822, and is named in honor of General Francis Marion . It was incorporated as a village by the Legislature of Ohio in its 1829-1830 session. On March 15, 1830, Marion elected Nathan Peters as its first Mayor. Marion was one of Ohio's major industrial centers until the 1970s. Products of the Marion Steam Shovel Company (later Marion Power Shovel ) were used by contractors to build

531-632: Is a significant source of employment. The county is a well-positioned rail transportation hub with access to U.S. 23 , serving as a major connection to Interstate 80 and Interstate 90 through Detroit and Toledo to the north, and connections to Interstate 71 and Interstate 70 through nearby Columbus . One of the largest intermodal freight transport facilities in the country is located in Marion. It provides rail and local truck delivery services for Whirlpool Corporation , International Paper and major automotive parts manufacturers, among many others. Whirlpool's dryer manufacturing facility in Marion

590-504: Is also open to the public. The site is being expanded to include a Presidential Center for Harding, expected to be opened in 2020, the 100th anniversary of Harding's election to the Presidency. Huber Machinery Museum This museum contains examples of Edward Huber's early steam and gasoline tractors and road-building equipment. Huber Manufacturing introduced a thresher in 1875, a steam traction engine in 1898, its first motor graders in

649-705: Is designed to promote positive news about the area's people, places, products, and programs. The MarionMade! advertising program won a 2017 PRism Award from the Central Ohio Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA). The Palace Theatre (c. 1928) is a 1440-seat atmospheric theatre designed by John Eberson in the Spanish Colonial Revival architecture style. It has been in continuous operation since it opened on August 30, 1928. Restored in 1975, it

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708-626: Is in the bottom 50% of public schools in Ohio. The district administers six elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school, Marion Harding High School . Parts of the city are in the neighboring Elgin Local , Pleasant Local , Ridgedale Local , and River Valley Local School Districts . Audience participation Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include

767-612: Is it one of only two Popcorn Museums in the world, it also represents the largest collection of restored popcorn antiques. Warren G. Harding House A national presidential site, the Harding Home was the residence of Warren G. Harding , twenty-ninth president of the United States. Harding and his future wife, Florence, designed the Queen Anne Style house in 1890, a year before their marriage. They were married in

826-461: Is located in north-central Ohio, approximately 50 miles (80 km) north of Columbus . The population was 35,999 at the 2020 census , down slightly from 36,837 at the 2010 census . It is the largest city in Marion County and the principal city of the Marion micropolitan area . It is also part of the larger Columbus–Marion–Zanesville, OH Combined Statistical Area . President Warren G. Harding ,

885-664: Is located just outside the city limits. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 11.82 square miles (30.61 km ), of which 11.74 square miles (30.41 km ) is land and 0.08 square miles (0.21 km ) is water. As of the 2022 American Community Survey estimates, there were 35,927 people and 12,266 households. The population density was 2,771.3 inhabitants per square mile (1,070.0/km ). There were 14,326 housing units at an average density of 1,105.1 units per square mile (426.7 units/km ). The racial makeup of

944-806: Is now used as the Heritage Hall museum of the Marion County Historical Society. The museum is dedicated to the preservation of Marion County, Ohio history. Wyandot Popcorn Museum Heritage Hall is also home of the Wyandot Popcorn Museum, the "only museum in the world dedicated to popcorn and its associated memorabilia." Opened in 1982 prior to the second Popcorn Festival , the museum's collection consists of classic antique poppers made by Cretors , Dunbar, Kingery, Holcomb and Hoke, Long-Eakin, Excel, Manley, Burch, Star, Bartholomew, Stutsman and Advance. Not only

1003-428: Is one of only 16 remaining Eberson-designed atmospheric theatres still in operation in the United States today. Eberson designed the theatre for Young Amusement Company, at an original cost of one-half million dollars ($ 8.6 million in 2023 dollars). Inside, the auditorium resembles an outdoor palace courtyard, complete with a blue sky and twinkling stars. It has many original Pietro Caproni sculpture castings. The theatre

1062-540: Is registered on the National Register of Historic Places. Adjoining the theatre is the May Pavilion, a two-story event space for chamber orchestra concerts, jazz and soft rock bands, amateur theatre productions of plays and small cast musicals, wedding receptions, graduation parties and meetings. The theatre presents touring artists and children's theatre. During the off-season and at other times during

1121-550: Is the largest in the world, producing over 20,000 dryers daily. The unemployment rate for Marion County as of July 2019 was 4.4%. According to the Marion Chamber of Commerce and Marion CanDo (the economic development office of Marion), the largest industrial employers in the city are: Like most of Central Ohio, Marion has been experiencing an economic resurgence since the end of the Great Recession . Ohio

1180-589: Is the largest producer of rebar and signpost in Ohio. Marion, like many small American cities, has progressed in its sensibilities around race. During the 1800s Marion served as a stop in the Underground Railroad known in Ohio as the River to Lake Freedom Trail. In 1839 , a Black man, Bill Mitchell, was accused of being a fugitive slave in Marion and was freed in the ensuing legal case. A number of Virginians seeking to reclaim him for his owner brawled in

1239-547: Is the second largest steel producing state in America, and local employer Nucor Steel , whose Marion facility is the largest manufacturer of rebar and signposts in Ohio, announced in March 2017 it was spending $ 85 million on a modernization program. Also in 2017 POET announced it was spending $ 120 million to more than double its ethanol manufacturing capacity to 150 million gallons a year. MarionMade!, an advertising campaign,

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1298-542: The Marion Star . In the 1920s, Marion city and Marion County supported Native American Jim Thorpe and his efforts to field an all–Native American NFL team called the Oorang Indians . In the 1970s, Dr. Dalsukh Madia, an Indian American , became head of the Smith Center at Marion General Hospital (now part of OhioHealth ). Today, people of color constitute 14% of Marion's population. In July 2020

1357-611: The Harding Tomb , it is located at the southeast corner of Vernon Heights Boulevard and Delaware Avenue. Construction began in 1926 and was finished in early 1927, the Greek temple structure is built of white marble. Designed by Henry Hornbostel , Eric Fisher Wood and Edward Mellon, the structure is 103 feet in diameter and 53 feet in height. The open design honors the Hardings' wishes that they be buried outside. Constructed in 1924,

1416-706: The Panama Canal , the Hoover Dam , and dug the Holland Tunnel under the Hudson River . In 1911, 80% of the nation's steam shovel and heavy-duty earth moving equipment was manufactured in Marion, Ohio. NASA contracted with Marion Power Shovel to manufacture the crawler-transporters that moved the assembled Saturn V rockets (used for Project Apollo ) to the launch pad. The city is a rail center for CSX , and Norfolk Southern . Marion has long been

1475-517: The census of 2010, there were 36,837 people, 12,868 households, and 8,175 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,137.7 inhabitants per square mile (1,211.5/km ). There were 15,066 housing units at an average density of 1,283.3 units per square mile (495.5 units/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 86.7% White , 9.6% African American , 0.2% Native American , 0.4% Asian , 1.1% from other races , and 2.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.0% of

1534-471: The 1920s, a primitive hydraulic control in 1926, and the first Maintainer, a tractor-sized integral motor grader, in 1943. Other Huber products included wheel tractors, agricultural equipment, and three-wheel, tandem and pneumatic rollers. Marion Union Station and Museum More than 100 trains pass by Union Station every day. The museum showcases an impressive collection of memorabilia and the AC Tower, which

1593-484: The Bluecoats first appearance at DCI Finals in 1987, their over-the-top arrangement of the " Autumn Leaves " brought forth the spontaneous long shouts from the audience of "Bloooo..."– a crowd reaction that began with one former member during the 1985 and 1986 seasons and amplified by Drum Corps Midwest announcer Joe Bruno and grew throughout the 1987 season. This has since come to be the audience's traditional greeting as

1652-637: The Bluecoats hold an annual home show near their hometown, usually in Massillon, Ohio . Through 2018 it was a local tradition that the Bluecoats' home show is a part of the induction festivities for Pro Football Hall of Fame , which is located in Canton. In 2019, the corps performed during halftime for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game . Marion, Ohio Marion is a city in and the county seat of Marion County, Ohio , United States. It

1711-474: The Hotel Harding was developed to provide lodging and fine dining for the expected post-White House visitors of President Harding. It was hoped by local entrepreneurs that the hotel would provide lodging for Warren G. Harding 's visitors who came to Marion after his presidency. It was located close to Union Station, the city's main rail station. The building is no longer used as a hotel. Renovated in 2005,

1770-534: The Marion City Council, led by Mayor Scott Schertzer, unanimously passed a resolution vowing to promote racial equality and justice for its African American community. Marion is located in the Till plain geological area of Ohio. The flat land was formed (12,000-14,000 years ago) of glacial till that formed when a sheet of ice became detached from the main body of a glacier and melted in place, depositing

1829-512: The Park is a children's festival that is held each year in Lincoln Park. Marion is also home to Buckeye Chuck , Ohio's official weather-predicting and State Groundhog known for predicting the arrival of spring on Groundhog Day (February 2). The Harding Home was the residence of Warren G. Harding, twenty-ninth president of the United States. Harding and his future wife, Florence, designed

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1888-441: The Queen Anne Style house in 1890, a year before their marriage. They were married there and lived there for 30 years before his election to the presidency. The Harding Memorial, as it was called by thousands of people, including schoolchildren who donated to its construction fund, is the burial location (tomb) of the 29th President of the United States, Warren G. Harding and First Lady Florence Kling Harding . Later referred to as

1947-460: The U.S. Open Class A prelims in Marion, Ohio . The corps improved year by year, and began touring in both the U.S. and Canada and making U.S. Open finals in 1976, taking second place in 1977 and third in 1978, and making World Class Finals for the first time in 1987. The Bluecoats made their first DCI appearance in Denver, Colorado in 1977, scoring thirty-fifth place among forty-five corps. Although

2006-404: The average family size was 3.00. In the city the population was spread out, with 25.2% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.5 males. The median income for a household in the city

2065-512: The building is now an apartment style community for all, and as residence for OSUM students. Its lobby has been restored to much the same condition as the original. Merchant Family Memorial (The Rotating Ball). Marion Cemetery is the home to the Merchant family grave marker, known for its unintended movements. The marker consists of a large grey granite pedestal capped by a two-ton granite sphere four feet in diameter. The sphere moves on its base

2124-519: The chest, and down the right leg; Bluecoats also became the first corps to win the DCI title while not wearing any type of headgear. This trend of non-traditional uniforms has continued since then, and has been emulated by numerous other corps since. At the 2019 DCI World Championships, the Bluecoats came second place while scoring the corps' highest ever score of 98.238. Post-COVID the activity resumed competitions in 2022 with Bluecoats landing in 2nd place for

2183-574: The city was 81.7% White, 9.2% Black or African American, 1.6% some other race, 0.3% Native American or Alaskan Native, 0.3% Asian, and 0.1% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, with 6.9% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 4.5% of the population. Of the 12,266 households, 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 28.3% had seniors 65 years or older living with them, 36.1% were married couples living together, 11.2% were couples cohabitating, 20.5% had

2242-449: The city. The population density was 3,111.6 inhabitants per square mile (1,201.4/km ). There were 14,713 housing units at an average density of 1,296.8 units per square mile (500.7 units/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 90.40% White , 7.01% African American , 0.20% Native American , 0.54% Asian , 0.01% Pacific Islander , 0.64% from other races , and 1.20% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.34% of

2301-470: The corps enters the field and response as they finish their show, which has become one of the most recognizable acts of audience participation in the drum corps activity. The Bluecoats' corps song is, "Autumn Leaves", which became the corps' song after the 1987 season, in honor of the corps making its first Finals appearance. The song has remained a part of the corps' repertoire since 1987, and it reappeared in their 1988 and 1998 shows. Like most drum corps,

2360-587: The corps was maturing musically, it was struggling to survive financially. In 1979, the corps only performed at local parades, as it attempted to reorganize its financial situation. With the return to the field in 1980, the corps was competitive in Class A competitions but only managed a thirty-eighth-place finish of the forty-four corps performing in Open Class at the DCI World Championships. In

2419-482: The corps' highest score (at the time) of 97.650 while winning the General Effect and Music captions. For 2016, the Bluecoats abandoned their traditional uniforms in favor of a more informal costume designed with the show's near-constant motion in mind; the brass and percussion wore white and the color guard yellow, both with a swirling, sequined blue accent stripe running from the left hand to the shoulder, across

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2478-442: The courtroom in response. The former slave was spirited away by Marion abolitionists and he ultimately made his way to Canada. In February 1919, nearly all of Marion's African American residents were driven out of town in response to an attack on a white woman. Marion subsequently became a sundown town , where African Americans were prevented from residing. President Harding, in spite of criticisms, employed African Americans at

2537-483: The early 1980s, Tina Kneisley was a national and world roller skating champion in pairs and ladies freestyle, and Scott Duncan was a WUSA National Champion in wrestling. Most of Marion is served by the Marion City School District , which enrolls 4,242 students in public primary and secondary schools, as of the 2022–23 school year, and the district's average testing ranking is 3/10, which

2596-500: The early to mid sixties. There are several web pages on the internet concerning this tombstone. The Receiving Vault. The Marion Cemetery Receiving Vault is a funerary structure in the main cemetery of Marion, Ohio, United States. Constructed in the 1870s, this receiving vault originally fulfilled the normal purposes of such structures, but it gained prominence as the semipermanent resting place of Marion's most prominent citizen, U.S. President Warren G. Harding . The Oorang Indians ,

2655-537: The first time at the DCI World Championships, taking the bronze with their production "Metropolis: The Future Is Now". In 2014, they once again took home the silver medal for their show " TILT ", which is now cited as one of the most influential shows in the marching arts . In 2016, the Bluecoats won first place in World Class Finals, becoming only the tenth corps to be DCI Champions since the competition began in 1972. The winning show, "Down Side Up", earned

2714-561: The home and lived there for 30 years before his election to the presidency. Like James A. Garfield , an earlier U.S. president from Ohio, Harding conducted his election campaign mainly from the house's expansive front porch. During the 3-month front porch campaign, over 600,000 people traveled to the Harding Home to listen to the candidate speak. Harding paid $ 1,000 to have a Sears catalog house built behind his home so newspaper reporters had workspace to type their stories. The press house

2773-480: The new director, the corps returned to the field after only a one-year hiatus. As a full-fledged Open Class corps, the Bluecoats improved with each passing year until, in 1987, the corps became the first corps from Ohio to earn a place in the DCI World Championship finals, finishing in eleventh place. Since then, the corps has failed to make finals only once in 1999. In 2010, the corps medaled for

2832-487: The next two seasons, the corps attempted to compete exclusively in Open Class, but they met with small success. In 1983, it was announced that the Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps would cease operations. At the time that the corps' folding was announced, present-day corps President Scott Swaldo was a marching member. When he told his father, Canton industrialist Ted Swaldo, the elder Swaldo took over as director. Under

2891-443: The population. There were 12,868 households, of which 33.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.0% were married couples living together, 17.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.5% were non-families. 30.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size

2950-410: The population. There were 13,551 households, out of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.3% were married couples living together, 14.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.9% were non-families. 29.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and

3009-454: The poverty line. In the survey, residents self-identified with various ethnic ancestries. People of German descent made up 20.7% of the population of the town, followed by English at 13.3%, Irish at 12.7%, American at 9.2%, Italian at 2.7%, Scottish at 2.1%, Dutch at 1.7%, Welsh at 1.7%, French at 1.7%, Polish at 1.3%, Sub-Saharan African at 0.7%, Scotch-Irish at 0.7%, Arab at 0.5%, and Hungarian at 0.5%. As of

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3068-690: The season undefeated for the first time in the corps' history. The winning show, "Change Is Everything", earned the corps' new highest score of 98.750 while winning the General Effect caption and Visual and Brass captions for the first time in the corps' history. Source: At the annual World Championship Finals, Drum Corps International (DCI) presents awards to the corps with the high average scores from prelims, semifinals, and finals in five captions. The Bluecoats have won these captions: Don Angelica Best General Effect Award John Brazale Best Visual Performance Award Jim Ott Best Brass Performance Award Fred Sanford Best Percussion Performance Award At

3127-472: The sediments it carried. Two small glacial lake plains are located to the west of the city. The county has gently rolling moraine hills left from the retreating glaciers. Because of the glacial action, the soils are highly productive for agriculture. The soils are blount, pewamo and glynwood. The city is located about 50 miles (80 km) north of Ohio 's capital city, Columbus , due north along U.S. Route 23 . Marion occupies most of Marion Township , which

3186-489: The third time since 2014. They also attained medalist standing for the sixth time in seven competition years, a feat to which only one other corps can currently attest. Celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2022, the organization also produced an Alumni Corps that performed at the Drum Corps International semi-finals. In 2024, the Bluecoats won their second DCI World Class Championship title, and finished

3245-520: The year when the theatre would be otherwise dark, non-equity amateur theater musicals, community band concerts and high school productions are presented on the main stage and in the smaller May Pavilion. The theatre also exhibits current motion pictures. Heritage Hall & the Old Post Office The Old U.S. Post Office (Marion, Ohio) was built in 1910. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (1990). The building

3304-404: Was $ 33,124, and the median income for a family was $ 40,000. Males had a median income of $ 31,126 versus $ 22,211 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 16,247. About 10.9% of families and 13.8% of the population were below the poverty line , including 20.2% of those under age 18 and 6.9% of those age 65 or over. While Marion and the surrounding area is generally rural, manufacturing

3363-440: Was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.00. The median age in the city was 37.3 years. 22.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 28.7% were from 25 to 44; 26.6% were from 45 to 64; and 12.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 54.9% male and 45.1% female. As of the census of 2000, there were 35,318 people, 13,551 households, and 8,821 families residing in

3422-602: Was home to numerous minor league baseball teams between 1900 and 1951, including the Marion Senators , Marion Presidents , Marion Cardinals and Marion Cubs . 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. Marion has been home to numerous individual and team high school state championships. In

3481-611: Was once the main switching facility for the Erie Railroad , Marion Division. During World War II , thousands of soldiers passed through Union Station on their way to Europe. Marion is home to the Marion Popcorn Festival , an annual event that is held in downtown Marion in September, the weekend following Labor Day. The Marion County Fair is held every year in Marion during the first week of July. Saturday in

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