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
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