Yes CCC Camp was at the Fairgrounds and there was some staging at the old Norman farm east of Marion in the 30's - I have a couple of pictures. Jerry Mullins ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jon Musgrave" <jon.musgrave@mchsi.com> To: <ILWILLIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, July 08, 2005 5:54 PM Subject: RE: [Wmsn Co IL] Marion, Illinois Military Installation >I don't know about Army installations, but there was a Civilian >Conservation > Corps camp at the fairgrounds during the Great Depression. > > Sincerely, > > Jon Musgrave > www.IllinoisHistory.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sharon Bartholomew [mailto:healey4@earthlink.net] > Sent: Friday, July 08, 2005 7:24 PM > To: ILWILLIA-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [Wmsn Co IL] Marion, Illinois Military Installation > > There was an Army military installation in Marion, IL in the early 1940s > (certainly in 1942). Does anyone know where it was? Is any of it still > there, or what is there now? > > Thank you very much for your help. > > > Sharon Bartholomew > Anaheim, CA > > > ==== ILWILLIA Mailing List ==== > Researching in other counties in southern Illinois? Check out: > http://southern-illinois-ancestors.net/ > > > ==== ILWILLIA Mailing List ==== > Visited the Williamson County Historical Society lately? > http://www.thewchs.com >