On South Poplar Street (U.S. 51) at County Route 2400N, on the right when traveling north on South Poplar Street.
At the point where U.S. Highway 51 and the Jefferson-Marion County road meet, the Third Principal Meridian intersects its east-west base line. This cardinal point was established by a Federal surveyor on February 1, 1815. At least 60 percent of the . . . — — Map (db m167467) HM
On U.S. 50 east of County Road 1975 E, on the left when traveling east.
In 1779 George Rogers Clark led his army from Kaskaskia through this area to Vincennes where they captured Fort Sackville from the British. In 1818 there were several taverns on this section of the Vincennes-St. Louis Trail. Traditionally, the log . . . — — Map (db m178084) HM
On N. Broadway Avenue (Illinois Route 37) north of Boone Street, on the left when traveling north.
Salem is locally known as the “Gateway to Little Egypt”. Egypt refers to southern Illinois. In the early days of statehood, crop failures threatened the existence of the isolated settlements in northern and central Illinois, and trips . . . — — Map (db m99120) HM
On N. Broadway Avenue (Illinois Route 37) north of Boone Street, on the right when traveling north.
Lived in Salem, Illinois, from his birth, March 19, 1860, until 1875. A national figure after his “Cross of Gold” speech in 1896, Bryan was the unsuccessful Democratic candidate for President in 1896, 1900, 1908, and served as Secretary . . . — — Map (db m99119) HM
On March 25, 1947 a violent explosion struck Centralia Coal Company Mine No. 5 located in Wamac, Illinois. By March 29, it was confirmed that the explosion, combined with the subsequent release of poisonous gas, had taken the lives of 111 of the 142 . . . — — Map (db m167468) HM