MarionMade!: Total solar eclipse holds meaning for locals and tourists alike

There was a different kind of tailgating at OSU-Marion

Wendy Weichenthal

Special to The Marion Star

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A few thousand tourists came to Marion County to watch the solar eclipse April 8. And, about 1,000 of them watched from the Ohio State University Marion campus.