Agriculture Overview
Overview of Salem Agriculture Available, fertile land was the reason the pioneers chose to settle in the Willamette Valley. Lumber and farming became the [...]
August 2005
State Hospital Poisoning
467 Poisoned at Oregon State Hospital November 18, 1942 One of the most tragic incidents in Salem’s history was the poisoning of nearly 500 [...]
Sesquicentennial
Salem Sesquicentennial: 1840/1841 to 1990/1991 1991, Sesquicentennial Parade, WHC Collections 2011.037.1141 Salem’s Sesquicentennial Celebration observed the 150th anniversary of the founding of [...]
Salem’s Name
How Did Salem Get its Name Salem might have avoided being one of the many cities of the same name in the United States [...]
Pollution
Salem's Pollution Problem (1929) Conventional wisdom traces the environmental movement in the United States Congressional passage of the Clean Air Act in 1963, and [...]
When Did Salem Start
Salem: Oregon's Capital City The City of Salem dates its founding from the establishment in 1841 of Jason Lee's movement of the Methodist Mission [...]
Marion Hotel Fire
The Marion Hotel Fire: Friday, November 12, 1971 1971, Firemen using hose to douse a fire. Night time. Label on back of photo: [...]
John Minto and Early Salem
Reminiscences of Earliest Salem by John Minto John Minto (1822-1915) John Minto relaxing in library of Saginaw street home, as noted in Beverly [...]
Hotel Fires
Hotel Fires in Salem The Marion Hotel was one of at least seven Salem hotels destroyed by fire. The Marion House, a wooden structure [...]
Historia Salem
Historia Breve Salem es la capital de Oregon y es la segunda ciudad más grande del Estado. Este ensayo ofrece una descripción breve de [...]