Salem Public Library Rooms
How the Salem Public Library Meeting Rooms Got Their Names Loucks Lecture Hall On February 24, 1991, the lecture hall at the remodeled Salem [...]
August 2005
The Salem Public Library Heritage Room
The History of the Heritage Room at the Salem Public Library The Heritage Room at the Salem Public Library is furnished with unique furniture [...]
SFD Yew Park
Yew Park Hose Team (Salem Fire Department) Yew park hose team was Salem's last volunteer engine company, and the last fire company to operate [...]
SFD Tiger
Tiger Engine Company No. 2 (Salem Fire Department) Salem's second engine company was originally called Eureka Engine Company No. 2. Four months later, the [...]
SFD Three
Salem Engine Company No. 3 (Salem Fire Department) Salem Engine Company No. 3 was created on March 28th, 1883 with the following charter members: [...]
SFD Paid
Salem's Paid Fire Department: Horse Era to Steam Era (1893 to 1919) Original Paid SFD Roster: Chief engineer W. S. Low Assistant Chief Engineer [...]
SFD Overview
Salem Fire Department: An Overview Salem, Oregon's first fire company, Alert Hook and Ladder was formed in 1857. Alert Hook and Ladder's firefighters fought [...]
SFD Capital
Capital Engine Company No. 1 (Salem Fire Department) In 1865 firefighting in Salem progressed beyond the bucket brigade with the addition of Capital Engine [...]
SFD Alert
Alert Hook & Ladder Company No. 1 (Salem Fire Department) In what is believed to be the earliest picture of Alert Hook & Ladder [...]
Saloons
When Salem was "Wet": Early Salem Saloons "In 1869, Salem's Council adopted an ordinance "Relating to Common Drunkards: .... any person in the habit [...]