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How the city acquired its name & retained it amid political rangling of the territorial
legislature.
http://www.oregonlink.com/salemsnamehistory.html
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Tour Historic Elsinore Theatre - Salem, Oregon
Photo & text tour of a restored 1926 gothic tudor atmospheric theatre.
http://www.oregonlink.com/elsinore/
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Salem Oregon's Tallest Building Is...?
Views, 1920's photos, elevation charts, histories, building height survey process, local mythology
and a 75-year-old mystery is scientifically solved.
http://www.salemoregon.com/tallestbuilding/
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Salem Pioneer Cemetery
Useful resource for those interested in genealogy and history includes obituaries for some of the
more prominent early Oregonians.
http://www.open.org/~pioneerc/
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Tour Historic Deepwood Estate Museum - Salem, Oregon
Elegant 1894 Deepwood Estate provides one of Oregon's finest examples of an ornate, multi-gabled
Queen Anne style home.
http://www.oregonlink.com/deepwood/
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Tour Historic Bush House
Originally furnished, this pioneer banker and newspaper publisher's home takes visitors back to
19th century Salem, Oregon.
http://www.oregonlink.com/bush_house/
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Tour 1898 Thomas Kay Woolen Mill - Salem, Oregon
Tour a turn-of-the-century water powered woolen mill and examine the process with photos and text.
http://www.oregonlink.com/mission_mill/missionmill/index.html
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Tour 1841 Jason Lee House - Salem, Oregon
Photo and text tour of Oregon pioneer Jason Lee's 1841 house in Salem.
http://www.oregonlink.com/mission_mill/jasonleehouse/
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Salem Oregon Then and Now - Snapshots in Time
Unique, composite photos comparing historical photographs with sameplace modern views.
http://www.oregonlink.com/then_and_now/
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Salem Oregon Population History
Illustrated page with chart begins in 1860 and is maintained with most recent reporting period
posted.
http://www.oregonlink.com/population_history.html
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Salem, Oregon Parks - Historical Directory
History and details for each of nearly 50 parks.
http://www.oregonlink.com/salem_parks.html
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1841 Methodist Parsonage - Salem, Oregon
This parsonage is one of the first framed structures in Salem and is open to the public via a
self-guided tour.
http://www.oregonlink.com/mission_mill/parsonage/
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Marion County Historical Society
Small museum has quality educational exhibits and historical information about Marion and Polk
Counties.
http://www.open.org/~mchs/
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1847 John D. Boon House - Oldest House in Salem, Oregon
Oregon pioneer served as Territorial Treasurer and later as Oregon State Treasurer (1851-1862).
http://www.oregonlink.com/mission_mill/johnboonhouse/
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Guide to Salem Oregon Heritage Trees
Historically important local trees are presented with text and photos of each.
http://www.oregonlink.com/trees/
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