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Marion Alabama

Marion Alabama is a city in, and the county seat of, Perry County, Alabama.

As of the 2010 census, the population of the city is 3,686, up 4.8% over 2000. First known as Muckle Ridge, the city was renamed after a hero of the American Revolution, Francis Marion, the famous “Swamp Fox.”

Known as “College City,” Marion is located in the west-central part of Alabama and is home to Judson College, the Marion Military Institute, and Coretta Scott King.

Formerly the territory of the Choctaw Indians, what is now Perry County became part of the Mississippi Territory and then the Alabama Territory after the Creek War of 1814-15.

Marion Alabama

First Congregational Church of Marion Alabama

By Staff | July 6, 2018

The church was organized in 1869 by freed slaves and the American Missionary Association.

First Congregational Church
601 Clay St.
Marion, AL 36756
334-683-9622

Marion Alabama

By Staff | July 6, 2018

Marion Alabama is a growing city that combines the best of the “old” and “new” South. Tradition and craft, combined with the desire to grow as it develops its local resources into a better tomorrow. You’ll love Marion’s local cuisines, church services, antiques shops, and classic small city shopping and living. The cultures in Marion are harmoniously blended with a determination for a bright future.