Salem City Hall - Salem, Oregon
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ddtfamily
N 44° 56.503 W 123° 02.181
10T E 497132 N 4976476
Monument to Salem's old city hall
Waymark Code: WMGPC3
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 03/27/2013
Views: 2
This marker notes the history of the old Salem city hall building, which stood at this site from 1893 to 1972. The monument contains a plaque that was attached to the original building, plus a newer plaque that shows the building design. Text is as follows:
| S A L E M FOUNDED IN 1840
BY METHODIST MISSIONARIES,
BECAME TERRITORIAL CAPITAL IN 1852,
AN INCORPORATED CITY IN 1857,
PERMANENT CAPITAL OF OREGON IN 1864.
W. D. PUGH DESIGNED THIS CITY HALL.
UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN 1893. MARION COUNTY CENTENNIAL MARKER |
The monument includes some light engraving that reads:
CORNERSTONE PLAQUE FROM OLD CITY HALL
LOCATED ON THIS SITE 1893 - 1972
New Marker text:
Salem's City Hall1896 - 1972
Bernard M. Eubanks, 2nd printing No. 6, 1966
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