Salem, Indiana
Salem, Indiana Washington County Courthouse, in the town square Washington County Courthouse, in the town square Location in the state of Indiana Location in the state of Indiana State Indiana Salem is a town/city in Washington Township, Washington County, in the U.S.
State of Indiana. Salem serves as the county seat. The populace was 6,319 at the 2010 census. Salem was laid out and platted in 1814. It was titled for Salem, North Carolina, the hometown of one of the town/city founders. Traveling through Tennessee and into Kentucky, Morgan eventually crossed into Indiana; he reached Salem on July 10, 1863, coming north from Corydon.
Upon entering Salem at approximately 9 a.m., Morgan immediately took possession of the town and placed guards over the stores and streets.
Salem is primarily an agricultural community, surrounded by typical Indiana forests and farmland and small bodies of water.
According to the 2010 census, Salem has a total region of 4.018 square miles (10.41 km2), of which 4 square miles (10.36 km2) (or 99.55%) is territory and 0.018 square miles (0.05 km2) (or 0.45%) is water. According to the Koppen Climate Classification system, Salem has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. As of 2000 the median income for a homehold in the town/city was $29,256, and the median income for a family was $37,179.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 97.5% White, 0.4% African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 0.3% from other competitions, and 0.9% from two or more competitions.
Every September, Salem jubilates "Old Settler's Day" at the John Hay Center.
Along with "Old Settler's Day", Salem also jubilates Friday Night on the Square in September.
The town square is barricaded from cars and the citizens of Salem meet to appreciate the festivities which include food booths, commercial booths and sometimes even scavenger hunts. The Carnegie Library in Salem was one of nearly 2,000 libraries assembled 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.
Still in use today, the Carnegie Library in Salem is one of just one hundred in the state of Indiana still being used for its initial purpose.
Located in the center of Salem's town square, the Washington County Courthouse is generally known as Salem's most famous and recognizable landmark.
The place of birth of John Hay has been a National Historic Site since 1971 and is positioned in Salem.
Salem is also home to Salem Speedway.
Senator there amid the 19th Century, was born in Salem.
Flora Harrod Hawes, youngest woman postmaster in the US; born in Salem.
John Hay, private secretary to President Abraham Lincoln and Secretary of State to Presidents William Mc - Kinley and Theodore Roosevelt, was born in Salem and is generally known as Salem's most prominent citizen.
John Pickler, member of the United States House of Representatives; born in Salem. United States Enumeration Bureau.
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Salem Journal; A stranger, violence, visits a small town guilty of planting 13 bombs in Indiana City Archaeological and Historical Survey of Washington County (August 1924).
Municipalities and communities of Washington County, Indiana, United States County seats of Indiana
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