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These include the 1902 U.S. Customs House, two adobe structures dating from the Camp Furlong era, and the Camp Furlong Recreation Hall. A separate, purpose-built structure serves as the State Park visitor center, with exhibits describing the histories of Pancho Villa, the Columbus raid of 1916, and Pershing's Punitive Expedition. [6]
Salem is located approximately 4 miles west-southwest of Willshire, Ohio, on Salem Rd. approximately 3 miles west of the Indiana-Ohio state line, at latitude 40.717 and longitude -84.853. The average elevation is 823 feet.
The Carnegie Library in Salem was one of nearly 2,000 libraries built in the United States including 164 in Indiana in the early 20th century with funds donated by steel conglomerate Andrew Carnegie. Salem received the grant in February 1904, broke ground in August 1904 and opened in July 1905.
Washington County Jail and Sheriff's Residence is a historic jail and residence located at Salem, Washington County, Indiana. It was built in 1881, and is a Second Empire style brick and stone building. It consists of a 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-story residence with a mansard roof with a 1 + 1 ⁄ 2-story rear jail addition. An office addition was added to ...
[10] [19] Sundown signs existed in the county, with one located near Canton, east of Salem. [16] Law enforcement would not allow Black people to stop in Salem, and would escort them to the county line. [20] Washington County remained sundown until 1990 at the latest, when 15 Black people were recorded living in Salem on that year's census. [20 ...
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The Washington County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Salem, Washington County, Indiana. It was designed by Harry P. McDonald and his brother, both of Louisville, and built in 1886. It is a Richardsonian Romanesque building and faced with limestone from the area was used in the construction.
Salem Township is one of twelve townships in Pulaski County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,266, and it contained 562 housing units. [1] Salem Township was organized in 1843, and most likely was named after Salem Township, Champaign County, Ohio, the native home of a first settler. [2]