Marion's Second Signal Light

 From the archives of The Crittenden Press, June 11, 1937

A new traffic light was ordered installed at the intersection of Main and Depot streets by the city council at the regular monthly meeting.  

This will be the second signal light installed in downtown district, the first being at Main and Bellville.

With installation of the second the two will be synchronized allowing a speed of twenty miles per hour.

It is possible that a third light will be ordered in the near future and be installed at Carlisle and Main Street.  (This one never happened)

This is the location of that second Signal Light.  The big white two-story home of Fanny Gray is on the right , torn down in 1969 and the two-story house of the left was the Gugenheim house, which was torn down when Beavers built their station on the corner. 

We find out that in June 5, 1954, this signal light was removed, as it caused too much congestion of moving traffic the short distance to the signal light of Main and Bellville Streets.

It was replaced with the stop sign in the picture above.

Also a blinking yellow caution light was placed on US 60 East at the Curve-In to warn motorists to slow down for curve.