Marion County Visitors Guide

-22- | 1-800-371-6688 -22- | 1-800-371-6688 9/11 Memorial Located at the Fort Morrow Fire Department. This memorial is comprised of a 16-foot-long, 2,300-pound steel beam from the World Trade Center, New York. 306 N. Marion Street, Waldo Harding Memorial The final resting place of President and Mrs. Warren G. Harding is the largest and most beautiful presidential memorial outside of Washington D.C. Built in 1927, it contains 46 columns of timeless white Georgian marble. Open year round. Corner of Delaware Ave. & Vernon Heights Boulevard. 740-387-9630 hardinghome.org Mysterious Revolving Ball For more than 100 years, a 5,200-pound ball of polished black granite marking the grave of Charles Merchant has been slowly rotating on a pedestal in the Marion Cemetery. This mystery was featured in "Ripley's Believe It or Not" in 1929. Open year-round. Marion Cemetery 620 Delaware Avenue 740-387-7050 Veterans Memorial Park Set in a beautifully landscaped site, Veterans Memorial Park is a pleasant opportunity to learn and gain a better understanding of our history. All monuments are granite, from "Rock of Ages" in Barre, Vermont. It sits on 7.5 acres donated by the city of Marion. Open year round. Corner of Delaware Avenue and McKinley Park Boulevard. Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments Monuments

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