Salem in Dent County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Bank of Salem

Photographed by Thomas Smith, June 26, 2024

1. Bank of Salem Marker

Inscription.

The first building on this site was a two story wooden structure, the Bates Hotel, which burned in the 1878 fire. Later, in 1880, a three story brick hotel was built by W. R. Love during the mining boom in Salem. The hotel was named the "Salem Hotel. The southeast corner of the building housed the "W. R. Love Store (Pictured). This building was destroyed by fire in 1910. James H. Butler and George W. Peck built the "Butler-Peck Building" on this site after the fire. Some first floor occupants were L.D. Vandivort Drug Store: George Addison law office: Sidney Brown clothing store and a Ben Franklin store. Some second floor occupants have been George Slawson, DDS: Lloyd Hunt, M.D: M.M. Hart MD: Walter Jenkins, Superintendent of Schools; Dent County Farmer Mutual Insurance Company: GE. Joseph, MD: Charles W. Felt, DDS and Dessa May Hester, Chiropractor. The Bank of Salem moved to this location in 1982. It has been there for 28 years (2010)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1878.

Location. 37° 38.725′ N, 91° 32.191′ W. Marker is in Salem, Missouri, in Dent County. It is at the intersection of North Main Street and West Fourth Street, on the left when traveling north on North Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Salem MO 65560, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Missouri. It is also in the American Ozarks,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

and the Antebellum South.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Vandivort Drug Store (a few steps from this marker); Dent County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Craig Plaza (within shouting distance of this marker); VIP Properties - Block 10 (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Dent County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Greene's Jewelry Store (within shouting distance of this marker); H & R Block - Block 15 (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); L. N. Coffman Company (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Salem.

Photographed by Thomas Smith, June 26, 2024

2. Bank of Salem Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 8, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 1, 2024, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 130 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 1, 2024, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.