Praying for Oregon Counties: Marion
Image by David Mark from Pixabay While I only live a short distance from the Marion County line, until I began researching for this post, I was unaware Marion County was named for Francis Marion, the Revolutionary War hero from South Carolina known as “The Swamp Fox.” The Disney TV series was one of our favorites when my brother and I were kids. The Provisional Legislature named the county after The Swamp Fox in 1849, but it was originally created in 1843 at the same time as Clackamas. There were four Districts created by that Provisional Legislature, Clackamas, Twality (Washington), Yamhill and Champooick, later renamed Marion. As with Clackamas it was much larger at first, then was reduced to its current size in 1856. Salem is the county seat. Salem is also the state capital, having been moved there from Oregon City when Oregon became a state in 1852. It’s a pretty place, Marion County, very agricultural with lots of farms and orchards. It...