Marysville (pop. 3,300) is also known as "Black Squirrel City", black squirrels came to the city in 1912 as part of a carnival sideshow to entertain Civil War veterans. The squirrels were set free by local children in the city park, where the descendants still roam.
The City Park is home to a Union Pacific steam locomotive, schoolhouse, sod house and an 1870 railroad depot.
The Koester House Museum in Marysville is a white frame Victorian house furnished with the Koester belongings, including family portraits, clothing, toys and books, furniture and household items.
Marshall County's courthouse in Marysville is a Romanesque building constructed in 1891-92 after an earlier courthouse burned in a fire of suspicious origin. The Courthouse houses a museum and genealogical research library. The museum features a country school, medical offices, and a print shop.
Hours:
May 25 to September 15: 1pm-4pm
September 16 to May 24: 1pm-4pm; Closed: Sun, Sat
Always closed on: Thanksgiving - USA (4th Thursday, November ), Christmas - Christian (December 25)
The home station for the Pony Express served as headquarters before the telegraph was introduced to the western territories. The first Pony Express rider, Jack Keetley, rode west from Marysville on the night of April 3, 1860.
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