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

Dent County Courthouse

Photographed by Thomas Smith, June 26, 2024

1. Dent County Courthouse Marker

Inscription.

Listed on National Register of Historic Places (1972)
Located on State Highway 19 Missouri's first designated scenic and historic route (1989)
Located near site of Battle of Salem - Civil War(1861)
Dent County Courthouse built 1870
Landmark of the past, present and future

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1870.

Location. 37° 38.751′ N, 91° 32.168′ W. Memorial is in Salem, Missouri, in Dent County. It is at the intersection of North Main Street and East Fifth Street, on the right when traveling north on North Main Street. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Salem MO 65560, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial 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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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named Dent County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Craig Plaza (within shouting distance of this marker); Bank of Salem (within shouting distance of this marker); Greene's Jewelry Store (within shouting distance of this marker); VIP Properties - Block 10 (within shouting distance of this marker); Dent County Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Vandivort Drug Store (within shouting distance of this marker); The Dent Block (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Salem.

Photographed by Thomas Smith, June 26, 2024

2. Dent County Courthouse Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 9, 2024, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 135 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 9, 2024, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.