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76-594: Founded in Marion, Ohio in August, 1884 by Henry Barnhart, Edward Huber and George W. King as the Marion Steam Shovel Company, the company grew through sales and acquisitions throughout the 20th century. The company changed its name to Marion Power Shovel Company in 1946 to reflect the industry's change from steam power to diesel power. The company ceased to be independent when it was sold, becoming

152-717: 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

228-482: 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

304-771: A director or trustee of ACTION Housing, Inc.; the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission ; Carnegie Institute ; Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh ; Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh ; the Maurice Falk Medical Fund; Penn's Southwest Association; Pittsburgh Regional Planning Association; Regional Industrial Development Corporation of Southwestern Pennsylvania; the University of Pittsburgh , and the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh . He served as president of

380-428: A director, Henry expanded the company's manufacture and sale of finished chemicals and plasticizers. He became president of Pittsburgh Coke in 1955. As a director of Pittsburgh's Colonial Trust Company, he worked with his father in 1959 to negotiate the consolidation of smaller banks and trust companies into Pittsburgh National Bank, ancestor of PNC Financial Services , today one of the largest financial institutions in

456-822: A diversified industrial operation with holdings in coal and coke, steel and utilities, energy, transportation, real estate, and banking. Hillman attended Shady Side Academy in Pittsburgh, the Taft School in Watertown, Connecticut , and Princeton University , where he earned an A.B. degree in geology in 1941. He enlisted in the Navy before the United States entered World War II in December 1941 and served first as an aide to Rear Admiral Randall Jacobs, chief of

532-534: A founding limited partner in the first venture capital fund of the firm Kleiner Perkins ( Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers ). Through this fund and others, as well as directly, Hillman invested in Genentech , Tandem Computers , Hybritech , and numerous other high-tech start-ups in the Silicon Valley and elsewhere. The Hillman Company was the largest single venture capital investor in the country during

608-419: 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

684-448: 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

760-465: A repurposed M1895 12 inch 45 caliber coastal defense gun. The only remaining example was stored for testing purposes at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren VA until 2011 when it was moved to Fort Lee, VA for inclusion in the U.S. Army Ordnance Training and Heritage Center. Marion excavators were used during construction of Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works in the Soviet Union in 1930s. Marion

836-815: 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

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912-494: 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

988-632: 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

1064-504: 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

1140-705: 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

1216-556: 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

1292-586: 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 . Henry Hillman Henry Lea Hillman (December 25, 1918 – April 14, 2017) was an American billionaire businessman, investor, civic leader, and philanthropist. He

1368-549: 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

1444-664: 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

1520-806: 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

1596-428: 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

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1672-540: 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

1748-550: 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

1824-589: 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

1900-547: 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,

1976-600: 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

2052-605: The Allegheny Conference on Community Development from 1967 to 1970 and as chair from 1970 to 1973. As chair of the board of trustees of Hillman Family Foundations, Hillman focused on philanthropic opportunities aimed at creating or enhancing a competitive advantage for Pittsburgh. Notable gifts have included the Hillman Library of the University of Pittsburgh, Hillman Hall of Minerals and Gems at

2128-867: The Carnegie Museum of Natural History , the Henry L. Hillman Professorship in Molecular Biology at Princeton University , the Henry L. Hillman Fund for art acquisition at the Carnegie Museum of Art , the Elsie Hillman Chair in Women and Politics at Chatham University , the Elsie Hilliard Hillman Chair of Women's Health Research at Magee-Womens Research Institute , the Hillman Cancer Center of

2204-611: 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,

2280-504: The Hillman Center for Future-Generation Technologies at Carnegie Mellon University . In 2012 Henry began to give additional annual contributions to the Henry L. Hillman Foundation to support community efforts and organizations that drive the development of new ideas across the nonprofit sector in Pittsburgh. Hillman is a gold medalist of The Pennsylvania Society (with Elsie H. Hillman). Together, he and Elsie Hillman received

2356-490: The Marion County Historical Society in Marion, Ohio. Marion, Ohio Marion is a city in and the county seat of Marion County, Ohio , United States. It 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

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2432-590: The Osgood Company , which manufactured shovels under the Marion-Osgood and Osgood names. Osgood's product line complemented Marion Power Shovel's, with most of Osgood's product line focusing on shovels, cranes and draglines that were small capacity machines as opposed to Marion's line, which focused increasingly on high end strip mining draglines. Osgood also built road-ready mobile units that used Mack truck undercarriages. The Marion Power Shovel Company

2508-706: 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

2584-517: 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

2660-471: 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

2736-694: The 1965 Marion 6360 . The 6360 at the Captain Mine, Illinois, operated with a 180 cubic yard (138 cubic meter) dipper. With an estimated weight of 15,000 tons (13,600 tonnes), this machine is one of the heaviest mobile land machines ever built. Marion designed and built the NASA Crawler-transporter used to transport both the Saturn V rocket, as well as the Space Shuttle. In 1955, Marion Power Shovel acquired its crosstown rival,

2812-511: The Bureau of Naval Personnel. He became a Naval aviator in 1942, holding the rank of lieutenant and serving until after the war's end in 1945. In January 1946, Hillman joined Pittsburgh Coke & Chemical , which produced and sold coke, merchant pig iron, and such coal-derived byproducts as activated carbon. J. H. Hillman & Sons (later renamed The Hillman Company) was the majority shareholder of this publicly traded firm. As vice president and

2888-577: The Copeland Corporation (chairman 1970–1986); Cummins Engine Company, Inc. ; Edgewater Steel; General Electric Company ; Global Marine Systems ; Marion Power Shovel Company ; Marquette Cement Manufacturing Company ; Merck & Co., Inc .; National Steel Corporation ; Nichols-Homeshield Inc.; Shakespeare Company; Texas Gas Transmission (chairman 1959–1975); and Wilson Marine Transit. He stepped down from active management of The Hillman Company in 2004. As chairman, he remained active in

2964-474: 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,

3040-534: 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

3116-539: The Marion division of Dresser Industries in 1977. In 1992, Dresser spun off the Marion division and certain other assets into a holding company that eventually became the Global Industrial Technologies, Inc. Global sold the division to longtime rival Bucyrus International for US$ 40.1 million in 1997. Bucyrus integrated the Marion division's products into the Bucyrus product line, then closed

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3192-570: The Marion, Ohio, facility. In 2010 Bucyrus was purchased by Caterpillar, Inc. , the world’s largest equipment manufacturer. The Marion Steam Shovel Company was established by Henry Barnhart, George W. King and Edward Huber in August 1884. While steam shovels had been made prior to this date in the United States, Barnhart persuaded Huber to financially back his design, which incorporated a stronger bucket support than other makes. Barnhart and Huber patented Barnhart's changes under US Patent No. 285,100 on September 18, 1883. One element of Barnhart's design

3268-512: 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

3344-441: 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

3420-432: The United States. Hillman served as a director of Pittsburgh National Bank from its founding until 1988. The death of his father in 1959 put Hillman in charge of Hillman family holdings, which he expanded many fold. Years in advance of the growing market in private equity, he sold off industrial and chemical operations, took Pittsburgh Coke private, and remade Hillman into a diversified investment company. Just several of

3496-634: The University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, the Hillman Fellows Program for Innovative Cancer Research at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute , the Hillman Center for Pediatric Transplantation at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh , endorsement assessments by the Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing Institute to help Western Pennsylvania organizations prepare students for careers in manufacturing, and

3572-404: 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

3648-512: 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

3724-574: 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

3800-449: 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

3876-776: The company's governance. Hillman was inducted into the Private Equity Hall of Fame. He was named Industrialist of the Year in 1968 by the Western Pennsylvania Chapter of the National Society of Industrial Realtors and Business Leader of the Year in 1989 by the Pennsylvania Chamber of Commerce. Active in Pittsburgh civic leadership since the years of the city's first "renaissance" in the late 1940s, Hillman has served as

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3952-422: The country's largest, and lowest-profile, commercial real estate developers", with properties from California to Florida. Energy exploration and investments during this same period included early and active development of coal-bed methane, a dynamic new segment of the petroleum industry. During his career, Hillman served as a director of Chemical Bank & Trust Co. (an ancestor of JP Morgan Chase & Co. );

4028-442: 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

4104-483: 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

4180-425: The early 1980s. In 1976, Hillman became the first limited partner in the leveraged buyout firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR). Through KKR, Hillman participated in the buyouts of, among others, American Forest Products Corporation ; L. B. Foster Company; Fred Meyer ; Beatrice Companies, Inc. ( Beatrice Foods ); Duracell ; and RJR Nabisco . The Hillman Company also became what Forbes magazine described as "one of

4256-500: 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 ,

4332-468: The first to put a long-boom revolving stripping shovel to work in North America in 1911. Marion’s succession of giant shovels, many breaking world size records, starting with The Mountaineer in 1956 which was 16 stories. One shovel load moved approximately 90 tons, which was then one of the world's largest power shovels. Marion's huge power shovel models eventually culminated in the world’s largest:

4408-561: 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

4484-481: The massive growth in coal mining demand of the late 1970s. By 1992, Dresser Industries decided to exit the production of industrial and mining equipment. The affected assets, including the Marion division, became part of Indresco, a holding company created by Dresser in 1992 and then spun off to Dresser shareholders. On November 1, 1995, Indresco changed its name to Global Industrial Technologies, Inc. On January 23, 1997 Global Industrial Technologies announced that it

4560-443: 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

4636-410: 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

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4712-454: 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

4788-432: 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 , 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

4864-486: The scores of companies acquired and sold between the 1960s and 1990s were Marion Power Shovel Company , Copeland Refrigeration Corp, American Flyers Airline Corporation , Bahnson Service Company, Continental Trailways , Global Marine Systems , Joseph Magnin Co. , Shakespeare Company, Read-Rite Corporation, Texstar Corporation, Perrigo , and Exide ." One of the first to invest in private equity funds, Hillman in 1972 became

4940-472: 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

5016-520: 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

5092-404: 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

5168-440: 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

5244-441: Was also the headquarters of Osgood Steam Shovel, Fairbanks Steam Shovel and General Excavating Corporation. (Future head-to-head competitor Bucyrus Steam Shovel was founded 15 miles (24 km) from Marion in nearby Bucyrus, Ohio , and relocated to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1893 after Bucyrus city officials refused to approve expansion plans for the company.) Towards the end of WWI the company assembled M1918 railway guns utilizing

5320-549: Was chairman of The Hillman Company , a family office and investment company headquartered in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , and owned by the Hillman family. He chaired the board of trustees of Hillman Family Foundations , which manages 18 named foundations. Henry Lea Hillman was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was the fifth child and second son of John Hartwell Hillman Jr. (1880–1959) and his wife, Juliet Cummins Hillman (née Lea; 1885–1940). His father built upon his own father's small iron brokerage firm to create

5396-513: Was divesting certain assets, including the Marion division. Global Industrial Technologies sold the Marion Power Shovel Company, which had revenues of US$ 114.4 million in FY 1996, for US$ 40.1 million to Bucyrus International on July 23, 1997. Following the acquisition, Bucyrus International closed Marion Power Shovel Company's Marion, Ohio facility. Historical corporate files and archives for Marion Power Shovel were split between Bowling Green, Ohio 's Historical Construction Equipment Association and

5472-602: 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

5548-611: 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

5624-409: Was refinanced by management in the late 1960s with only the signature guarantee of the primary stockholder, billionaire Henry Hillman , of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and PNC Bank fame. In 1977 Dresser Industries, Inc. purchased Marion Power Shovel for approximately US$ 250 million. The company grew from 1,500 employees in 1974 to over 3,200 employees by 1978 under the direction of Putt McDowell during

5700-496: Was the first fоreign machine there, in 1930. Poet Boris Ruchyov wrote the "Ballad of Excavator Marion" [Баллада об экскаваторе Марион] on this occasion. In April 1946, the company changed its name to the Marion Power Shovel Company to more closely reflect its products. Marion built its first walking dragline in 1939 and became a key player in providing giant stripping shovels to the coal industry, being

5776-812: Was the use of solid iron rods (hog rings) to support the boom of the shovel, which was stronger than simple chain. Marion built large and small steam shovels for building contractors, railroads and the US Army Corps of Engineers who were building the Panama Canal at the time. The company, from between 1902 and 1911, shipped 24 shovels to Panama for the construction of the canal. One set the record in July 1908 for moving 53,000 cubic yards (41,000 m) of earth in 25 eight-hour days after American project management began. By 1911 90% of all large bucket steam shovels and draglines were produced in Marion Ohio, which

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