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Notable contributing buildings include the Odd Fellows Building (c. 1890), Hopewell Evangelical Lutheran Church (c. 1859, c. 1880), Salem Lutheran Church (1880), and New Augusta Depot (c. 1890). [2] It is located west of Augusta. [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. [1]
Edgar D. Bush, Lieutenant Governor Of Indiana, lived in Salem. Arthur A. Denny, one of the founders of Seattle, Washington, was born 20 June 1822 in Salem, Indiana. Washington C. DePauw, successful businessman whom DePauw University is named after. [21] Flora Harrod Hawes, youngest woman postmaster in the US; born in Salem.
The Salem Downtown Historic District is a national historic district located at Salem, Washington County, Indiana. The original plat of the town, founded in 1814, is within the district. It is bounded by Mulberry and Hackberry Street in the north, Hayes Street in the east, the CSX railroad tracks in the south, and Brock Creek to the west.
[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 ...
Founded in 1960 as Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana by a volunteer group of civic and business leaders led by Indianapolis pharmaceutical executive Eli Lilly, it has nearly 6,000 members. [2] At the end of 2023, an independent auditor reported a total endowment of 67.8 million for the organization. [ 3 ]
In 1970, the governments of Indianapolis and Marion County consolidated, expanding the city from 82 square miles (210 km 2) [3] to more than 360 square miles (930 km 2) overnight. As a result, Indianapolis has a unique urban-to-rural transect, ranging from dense urban neighborhoods, to suburban tract housing subdivisions, to rural villages. [4]
Mound Haven, Indiana: ca. 1812 Church Oldest church on its original foundation Scribner House: New Albany, Indiana: ca. 1813-1814 Residence Oldest building in New Albany. Built by one of the town's founders Joel Scribner Aunt Lucy Detraz House: Vevay, Indiana: ca. 1814 Residence Barrett-Gate House: New Harmony, Indiana: ca. 1814 Residence David ...
The John Hay Center is on the eastern edge of the Salem Downtown Historic District in Salem, Indiana. It comprises: Hay-Morrison House: birthplace and home of Abraham Lincoln's private secretary and Secretary of State under William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt, John Hay, and is on the National Register of Historic Places since 1971. It was ...