Aptly, it was named after Thomas Marsland, who was the railroad's general freight manager at the time.

[5] The tunnel was finished in 1890,[6] the year that many new businesses were established in Marsland, including a newspaper, grocery store, and blacksmith shop.

Several economies that kept the community's workforce employed over the years included a flour mill and ice production.

In the years immediately following, a number of fires consumed a large portion of the town's business district.

The school served children in both primary and secondary grades from Marsland and the surrounding rural area.