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Diagonally across the street from the Art Center is the Marion
Town Hall. Italianate architecture style building erected in
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Right next door to the Town Hall is the
Marion Town Library and Museum of Natural History.
Constructed in 1871-1872 with funds donated by Elizabeth Taber for the
benefit of the town. - shown in right photo |
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In the center of the village you will find the General
Store. Residents can buy groceries, meat and general
merchandise in a building that dates back to 1794. It was
originally built as a Congregational Meeting House.
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Directly across Front Street from the General Store is
the recently refurbished Town Post Office and the Marion
Historical Society. Village residents all have mail boxes here
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Another public building given to the town by Elizabeth
Taber. Built in 1891 it is known as the Music Hall.
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On the right is the Soldiers
Memorial commemorating the local citizens lost in the American
Revolution, the War of 1812, and the Civil War. |

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Directly across from the Music Hall looking east up Front
Street toward the busy downtown area reflects a typical summer's
day in August.
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The Old Town Landing and Veteran's Park at the head of
the harbor, honor the town's citizen's who died in World War I & II
and the Viet Nam conflict.
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Directly across Front Street from the Music Hall is the Town
Wharf on beautiful Marion Harbor. This view is west.
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From the Town Wharf looking east towards the
harbor entrance and Buzzards Bay, the scenic harbor is a boater's paradise.
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Just a block off Front Street is the Beverly Yacht
Club. Formerly on this location was the Admiral Harwood House, one
of Marion's oldest residences.
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At the far east end of Front Street is the Marion Town
Beach. The beach is located at the entrance to Marion Harbor.
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Just off Front Street near the beach, is the Sippican
Tennis Club. Built in 1908 by famed Boston architect, Charles
Allerton Coolidge in a "mission revival" style architecture.
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Occupying most of the west end of Front Street is the
renown Tabor Academy. Founded in 1877 by Elizabeth Taber with an
initial enrollment of 21 students. The school was named after Mount
Tabor as referenced in the Bible.
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