Marshall Public Library (Marshall, IL)

The rooming house in this photo, located at 613 Locust, was run by Clay Montgomery and his wife, Josephine. Notices in the newspapers as early as the 1920s advertise rooms for rent at the couple's home. The 1950 census, taken 6 years before this fire, recorded Clay and Josephine at the home along with 6 lodgers - Robert Schofield, Clara Crow, Mary Sanders, Sam Norton, Jack Corn and Eva Jesson.

Class of 1983

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South Side School – Early in Marshall’s history school classes were taught in several small school buildings in town including the King School in the southwest part of Marshall and the Little Brick School in the south east section. These schools proved inadequate for the growing population, and in 1887 a two story building with four classrooms was erected in the south part of town on the block between Walnut and Elm and S. 6th and 8th Streets. This school served students in grades 1 through 8 living south of Archer Avenue in Marshall. Four more rooms were added on the east side of the school by Joe Forbeck in 1908. More room was needed, and in 1956 Walnut Street was closed between 6th Street, Michigan Avenue, and 8th Street, and a one story addition containing a cafeteria/gymnasium and 13 classrooms was erected on the north side of the old building with a connecting hallway. In 1977 the old part of the South Side School building was torn down. Since then other additions and many improvements have been made to the South School building which now houses all of Marshall’s Kindergarten through 2nd grade classes.
Current school address is 805 S. 6th St.