Marshall

History

of land for the city of Marshall was donated by Jeremiah O’Dell, deeded on April 13, 1839. It was named for the United States Supreme Court Chief Justice, John Marshall, when chosen for the county seat. After the first two courthouses in Marshall were lost to fires, the Saline County Courthouse was constructed in January 1882; it was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. The courthouse is an enduring landmark in the center of the Marshall Square, and a legacy of Nineteenth-Century architecture. The Nicholas-Beazley Airplane Company was an American aircraft manufacturer headquartered in Marshall in the 1920s and 1930s. At its peak, the company produced as many as one aircraft per day. In 1937, production of aircraft ceased, due to economic pressures from the Great Depression. Today, the Nicholas Beazley Aviation Museum is located at the Marshall Airport, with artifacts of interest from aviation history. ConAgra Foods owns the property of the old Nicholas-Beazley Airplane Company factory building, located right off the Marshall square; the factory building was torn down in the summer of 2015 to expand the ConAgra plant. Marshall is rich in music history. Marshall is the home of Bob James, the acclaimed jazz musician; the Foothills Fest Music Festival; The Marshall Municipal Band; and, notably, the Marshall Philharmonic Orchestra. The Orchestra performs every year for the public, free of charge, and has been featured in the Los Angeles Times in 2006 and on NBC's American Almanac in December 1985, among other media outlets. The Philharmonic Orchestra has been performing for 52 years and counting. The Municipal Band has been performing for over 100 years and usually performs on the Courthouse lawn every Thursday evening during the summer months,…

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Marshall has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen: Dfa).

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  315
• Red-bellied Woodpecker

  Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  259
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  245
• Turkey Vulture

  Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  212
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  196
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  175
• Red-tailed Hawk

  Buteo jamaicensis (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
  167
• Black-capped Chickadee

  Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  162

Largest nearby schools

• MARSHALL SR. HIGH
  High · MARSHALL · 765 students · 16.6:1 ratio
• BUEKER MIDDLE
  Middle · MARSHALL · 701 students · 13.2:1 ratio
• SPAINHOWER PRIMARY SCHOOL
  Elementary · MARSHALL · 426 students · 15.2:1 ratio
• BENTON ELEM.
  Elementary · MARSHALL · 206 students · 14.7:1 ratio
• EASTWOOD ELEM.
  Elementary · MARSHALL · 201 students · 12.6:1 ratio
• SOUTHEAST ELEM.
  Elementary · MARSHALL · 121 students · 11:1 ratio
• OREARVILLE ELEM.
  Elementary · SLATER · 68 students · 8.5:1 ratio
• PRAIRIE VIEW SCHOOL
  Other · MARSHALL · 7 students · 7:1 ratio

Most recent

• M 2.53 — 2025-07-15
  3 km W of Hale, Missouri
• M 2.59 — 2022-12-05
  4 km SW of Madison, Missouri
• M 2.6 — 2015-04-04
  3 km ESE of Clinton, Missouri
• M 3.3 — 2005-07-31
  Missouri
• M 3.3 — 2005-05-18
  Missouri