On Liberty Street Southeast at State Street, on the left when traveling west on Liberty Street Southeast.
This downtown block, now site of the Salem Conference Center and The Grand Hotel, has a legacy of hospitality and comfort for those from out of town. The Chemeketa House originally opened here in December of 1870 as Oregon’s premier hotel. It . . . — — Map (db m287041) HM
On Wheatland Road Northwest west of Magness Road NW, on the right when traveling west.
Captain Daniel Matheny (1793-1872) and his wife
Mary Cooper Matheny (1800-1856) came to Oregon
in the first wagon train arriving in 1843. Daniel built
the first ferry to carry an ox and wagon across
the Willamette River in 1844. Since its . . . — — Map (db m292786) HM
On Lafayette Street east of Washington Street, on the left when traveling west.
In December 1832, the legislature passed a bill introduced by the Honorable Charles Allen to organize Lewis County, until then a part of Marion County. The name was chosen to honor Meriwether Lewis, who with William Clark, led the expedition to . . . — — Map (db m314840) HM
On State Street, on the right when traveling west.
This Revival style is inscribed with the builder’s name in bas-relief on the upper level. The elder generation of the family operated the “White House Restaurant” on State Street. Son James, part owner, established a furniture, restaurant and real . . . — — Map (db m287048) HM
On High Street Northeast at Chemeketa Street Northeast, on the right when traveling south on High Street Northeast.
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 . . . — — Map (db m63966) HM
