Harry Marshall Way

 

The legacy of Harry "Skee" Marshall, a Springfield resident and the first African-American U.S. Marshall in the Central District of Illinois, was celebrated during a ceremony naming Jackson Street as Harry Marshall Way. Marshall's wife, Iner, center, and her granddaughter, Tiffany Marshall, left, and great grandson, Cobi Jones, and several other family members were present for the event at the corner of Jackson and McCreery streets.