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 . . . — — Map (db m250068) HM
In the early 1880's a young couple came to Salem from Fredericktown, Missouri. That couple was Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. and Mary E.
Bruce. Mr. Bruce worked for Louis Fischer's General Store. Mrs. Bruce worked as a seamstress making wedding gowns . . . — — Map (db m250279) HM
On this site during the Civil War a brick building was being erected, but was confiscated by the Union Forces. It was torn down to one level and converted to a Federal Fort during the Civil War, under the command of Colonel Moses Whybark. It was . . . — — Map (db m250169) HM
On the northwest corner of Block 10 Mr. Franz Adelmann had a store with a residence above the store. Mr. Adelmann bought the property
at a Sheriff's sale. After he passed away the property was left to his wife Francis Adelmann in 1875. There was . . . — — Map (db m250062) HM
An earlier log courthouse, built about 1851 or 1852, was Dent County's first.
It was located on the Wingfield farm northeast of Salem. In 1852-1853, a
courthouse was built south of the present courthouse. The building measured
about 20'x40', . . . — — Map (db m250021) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m250728) HM WM
In 1932, John Fleming and I. S. Howald bought out the store which had been known as Peck
Hardware. Until 1946, it was called Fleming and Howald. Mr. Howald sold out his interest, and the
store became Fleming Hardware. Later the name was changed . . . — — Map (db m250102) HM
At the turn of the century, co-owners Charles Harmon and
Robert Greene ran Greene's Jewelry Store in the "Dent
Block". The business was later operated by Robert's son,
Charles Greene. — — Map (db m250255) HM
A tobacco barn was located here and during the Civil War. A part of the battle of Salem was fought here. Later the building was torn down and the lot was used as a storage for barrels of salt, factory wagons, plows, etc., that were owned by A. H. . . . — — Map (db m250154) HM
The L. N. Coffman Company is the third oldest business in the City of Salem. It was started in
1895 on the lot at the corner of Fourth and Jackson Streets, in the Dilworth building. The
business originally involved purchasing produce and . . . — — Map (db m250122) HM
M.W. Dent came to Salem in 1876. Along with his brother Ferguson Dent they started a business in
1880 which was known as the Dent Brothers Store. Mr. Dent met and married Mary Louise Reiser
and together they had three children. The home was . . . — — Map (db m249976) HM
The original building was a log house used as a hospital during the Civil War. Rooms
were added later, including a livery stable on the south end of the block, which was run
by George Pendergrass. T.B. Pence bought it from Mr. Pendergrass, . . . — — Map (db m250153) HM
One of Salem's first saloons operated in this building at the turn of the
century. The owner/operator of the saloon was James Lafayette Chambers.
He was also a Sheriff of Dent County in the years 1894 and 1896. From
1952-1958, Hazel and Bob . . . — — Map (db m250271) HM
On the northwest corner of Block 3 stood Harvey's Cash Store. John Harvey got his start selling cider for 5c a glass. Every morning, Mr. Harvey would go to the town water pump for two buckets of water.
He would take the water back to his store . . . — — Map (db m250173) HM
Dr. William Edward Rudd came to Salem from Hartville, Missouri in 1902 to practice medicine. During World War I, Dr. Rudd volunteered his services in the medical field. While there he went from Captain to Major in the Medical Corps. He was in . . . — — Map (db m249973) HM
Salem, an Ozark plateau town, 1,180 feet above sea level, was laid out, 1851, as the seat of newly organized Dent County. The town was named by early settler David R. Henderson for Salem, North Carolina, and the county name honors local pioneer and . . . — — Map (db m99638) HM
The photograph above shows what block 11,
"The Dent Block," looked like before the 1925
fire. It is located on the south side of the
Salem
courthouse on Fourth Street. — — Map (db m249978) HM
There was a fire in the 1890's that destroyed business buildings on this block. In 1893,
a steam powered merry-go-round was put on this block by a man named Mahaffey. A
small child who tried to jump on it while it was in motion was severely . . . — — Map (db m250253) HM
Dent Brothers Hardware was established on the "Dent Block" in 1867 by Ferguson Dent. He
sold it to Mark Winnett Dent in 1876. Sons Frank and George became owners in 1895.
George's sons Pete, Winnett "Doc" and Bill Dent assumed ownership about . . . — — Map (db m250030) HM
The forced migration of the Cherokee Indians in 1837-1838 was a tragic episode in American history. As early as 1802, Thomas Jefferson proposed relocating southern tribes to land west of the Mississippi River, but it was not until the Indian . . . — — Map (db m99288) HM
