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| Geography |  Located along Highway 16, 15 kilometres (kms) east of Lloydminster.
| | History | In the spring of 1903, Marshall was established by members of the Barr Colony, a group of people brought to this country from England under the leadership of Rev. Barr and later Dr. Lloyd, who in time became Bishop of Saskatchewan, and for whom Lloydminster was named.
The Barr Colonists arrived in Saskatoon in March of 1903. Saskatoon at that time was the end of the railway line and settlers traveled, by covered wagon and oxen, from that point to the areas in which they were locating. Some ended their journey at Battleford and other continued west. If you travel to the Big Gully Lake, 10 miles north of Marshall, you can see and imagine what it would be like to be settlers back then. Many settlers would have been pulling their wagons on flat prairie only to come up to a hilly, rocky flowing river that goes on for miles with a big lake at the end of the creeks. Many of the old meanders and creeks have been re-directed over the years due to farming, but there are still many that can be followed by taking the right back roads.
The first settlement in the Marshall area consisted of a store (Hall & Scott), post office, blacksmith shop, and an Anglican church (St. Georges). The settlement was known by the name of Stringer, being located on the land of Lewis Stringer, one mile from the present townsite. The townsite had to be moved from where Stringer was located because the Canadian Northern Railway came through Marshall's current location in 1905. Noel Marshall was the Engineer of the CNR in this area and our town is named after him.
One settler, during a grueling winter that lasted from October to late May, is said to have walked the 12 miles to Lloydminster and back pulling a hand sleigh in hopes of being able to obtain a few staples, such as tea, sugar, flour, etc. All he was able to get was a sack of flour which was shared with his neighbours.
Today, Marshall is a flourishing bedroom community to Lloydminster. We have a Credit Union, Post Office, library, school (K-9), restaurant, hotel, bar, two community halls, store, and many other small businesses. We also have a wonderful school playground, rink, ball diamonds and skateboard park. Many groups and committees help to keep people active in our community as well.
The big oil tank on the north side of town is our town symbol. 'Black Gold Country' is our town's motto as we are in the heart of the oil patch. We are commonly known as 'Marshall-lites' or 'Martains' and take pride in everything we do.
| | Economic Information | Marshall currently has 670 residents.
One of the biggest employers in our area is L&L Oilfield. Also, there are many individual businesses, both home based and commercial, that are significant to the growth of our town.
| | Attractions | Every year Marshall has Marshall Daze. This is a program designed for the kids in town. It's an all day event from the Fire Department Pancake Breakfast to the Credit Union barbeque supper. Ball tournaments, games and prizes for everyone!
The Legion provides a Turkey Shoot in the fall and a Ham Shoot every spring.
The school always has on-going fundraising and activities for everyone all year round.
Marshall has a skateboard park, skating rink, ball diamonds, horseshoe pits and are in the middle of building a running track on the school grounds.
| | Other Info | Marshall boasts an very enthusiastic 16-member volunteer fire department whose response time is 8 minutes.
There is one school that has Kindergarten to Grade 9. In 2004 there were 186 students. The school has a new addition, a beautiful new high-tech library and new flooring was just installed in the Gymnasium.
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