Salem Water Department
Salem Water Department: The Watershed and Water System Water is life. Salem is unique having an adequate supply of clear, sparkling, and good-tasting water. [...]
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Salem Senior Center
Salem Senior Center Salem Senior Center 1055 Erixon NE Salem, Oregon 97303 The concept of an activity center for older adults was initiated by [...]
Salem Public Library
Salem Public Library The Salem Public Library is one of the highest used libraries in the United States (on a per-capita basis). It has [...]
Salem Mennonite Church
Salem Mennonite Church The first Mennonites came to Oregon starting in 1876. The earliest Mennonite church established in the immediate Salem area was in [...]
Salem Hospital
Salem Hospital: A Century of Service Salem’s first hospital was organized by local physicians and private citizens, and was funded with $752 raised in [...]
Salem Hospital Timeline
Salem Hospital: A Timeline 1896: Salem Hospital treated its first patient, sewing machine salesman Fred Demeler, in January at the five-bed converted school. 1916: [...]
Salem Hospital Facts
Salem Hospital: Current Facts and Services Salem Hospital is a not-for profit community hospital, licensed for 419-bed acute care and 35-bed skilled care patients, [...]
Salem Fire Department
Salem Fire Department Salem Fire Department: An Overview Salem, Oregon's first fire company, Alert Hook and Ladder was formed in 1857. Alert Hook and [...]
Salem Alliance Church
Salem Alliance Church Mrs. Isabelle White prayed faithfully for five years for the Alliance ministry to begin in the Salem community. In 1921, as [...]
Reform School
Reform School During the 1880's youthful offenders--some as young as 12--were routinely sent to the penitentiary, where it was said they would "most surely [...]