Timeline
OUR CITY’S TIMELINE Interested in what’s happened and who is happening in Marceline? Here’s a developing timeline of our city. 1888 March 6, 1888: City of Marceline is incorporated The City of Marceline was incorporated on March 6, 1888. March 6 1888 Claud C. Dail is the first child born in Marceline. He was the […]
Uptown Theatre, Part III
The following information is from Ed Comber’s MAKING HISTORY column published in the Linn County Leader. Everyone knows the Uptown Theatre was a community hub where people fell in love, owners buzzed their customers’ chairs, pageants and homeless benefits were held, and the World War II war effort was aided, but did you know it’s […]
Mary Alice Hill, A Pioneer in Women’s Sports, PART II
This is Part 2 of the Story of Mary Hill. POST-ACADEMIA After SDSU, Hill wasn’t done fighting for equality. In 1989, Hill set another first for women by becoming the Director of Recreation at Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base during which she received the Federal Woman’s Achievement Award, letters of appreciate from President Reagan, Vice […]