Editing Marion, Indiana (section)

==Arts and culture==
[[File:Marion National Cemetery - June 2022 - Sarah Stierch 08.jpg|thumb|[[Marion National Cemetery]] is included within the [[National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Marion Branch]] historic district]]
The [[Grant County Jail and Sheriff's Residence]], [[Abijah C. Jay House]], [[National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Marion Branch|Marion Branch, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers Historic District]], [[Marion Downtown Commercial Historic District]], [[Aaron Swayzee House]], [[Marie Webster House|George, Jr. and Marie Daugherty Webster House]], and [[J. Woodrow Wilson House]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref>{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

From 1900 to 1901, Marion had their own baseball team called the [https://www.baseball-reference.com/search/search.fcgi?search=marion+glass+blowers Glass Blowers].

===Christmas City U.S.A.===
Christmas City U.S.A. is a local non-profit organization promoting the Christmas season in Marion and Grant County. It organizes and sponsors the Annual Christmas Parade on the Saturday before [[Thanksgiving (United States)|Thanksgiving]] to kick off the Holiday season.

It began in 1965 when the organization had a vision to expand the holiday season beyond the traditional cards and private parties. Directors wanted to foster human relations among residents of all ages and public relations toward nonresidents. In 1970, Christmas City and the Chamber of Commerce joined forces to promote a new look for the city. Postcards, bumper stickers, billboards were designed to establish the city as Christmas City U.S.A. The name was even trademarked to preserve the city's identity.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.christmascityusa.net/history.htm|title=Christmas City USA History|access-date=6 February 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061202214529/http://www.christmascityusa.net/history.htm|archive-date=2 December 2006}}</ref> In 1991, Mayor Ron Mowery, Mark Erlewine, and a group of interested citizens decided to make Marion live up to its name. By combining the Mississinewa Riverwalk—the {{convert|2.25|mi}} walkway which is used year around for jogging, walking and more—and holiday lights and lighted displays, the Christmas City Walkway of Lights was established in 1992. The first year, the walkway was home to nearly 56,000 lights and lighted displays; the walkway has grown to include more than 2,000,000 lights and is nearly {{convert|4|mi}} long.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.walkwayoflights.com/info.htm|title=Information|work=walkwayoflights.com|access-date=7 June 2015}}</ref>