Life In Marion, Indiana
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Marion: FUN FACT
Artist Jim Davis was born in Marion. After going to college, he noticed there were a lot of comic strips about dogs but none about cats. Jim created a new character – a fat, lasagna-loving cat named Garfield. On June 19, 1978, the comic strip first appeared in 41 newspapers in U.S. cities like Boston, Chicago, and Dallas. Today, more than 2,600 newspapers print Garfield worldwide.
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“Lots of beautiful historic homes, some of them are a steal and they're just waiting for somebody to love them.”
