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Marion is a city in and the county seat of Crittenden County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 12,345 at the 2010 census, a 38.7% increase since 2000.〔http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/05/0544180.html〕 The city is part of the Memphis metropolitan area. It is the second largest city in Crittenden County, behind West Memphis. ==History== Although Marion was incorporated in 1896, the community predates that significantly. The site of Marion was part of Louisiana (New Spain) from 1764 to 1803, when it became Louisiana (New France). Some of the oldest land titles in the area are from Spanish land grants from a time prior to the Louisiana Purchase.〔http://marionar.org/visit-marion/historic-locations/area-history/〕 After the Louisiana Purchase the area was part of the Arkansas Territory. During the 1830s the Trail of Tears, the forced removal of Native Americans from Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi, passed through the area.〔http://www.nps.gov/history/NR/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/118trail/118locate2.htm〕〔http://www.arkansasheritagetrails.com/Tears/〕 Its location is close to where the Sultana Steamboat exploded and sunk. A memorial is placed on the city hall square to remember those lost in the accident The town was founded in 1836, and it is speculated that it was named for Revolutionary War hero Francis Marion, although the usage predates the town's founding.〔http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=870〕 Marion has been incorporated on multiple occasions, first in 1851. The current incorporation dates from 1896. During the American Civil War the steamboat ''Sultana'' was destroyed in an explosion on April 27, 1865, as it was transporting released Union POWs near Mound City, just east of Marion. It is estimated that 1,500 soldiers and crew were killed, the largest loss of life in a maritime accident in US history. This tragedy is commemorated by a historic marker placed by the Daughters of the American Revolution. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Marion, Arkansas」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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