Salem, Indiana

Salem is a city located in Washington County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 6,172. The city is the county seat of Washington County{{GR|6}}.

History

Morgan's Raid

Morgan's Raid reached Salem on July 10, 1863, coming north from Corydon, Indiana. They entered the town at nine o'clock in the morning and departed a three o'clock in the afternoon.

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Morgan's Raid - July 10 - 1863 - Corydon, Indiana

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Upon entering Salem they immediately took possession of the town and placed guards over the stores and streets. They burned the large brick depot along with all the cars on the track and the railroad bridges on each side of the town. They demanded taxes from the two flour mills that belonged to DePaw and Knight and from the Allen Wollen Mill. Morgan's men looted stores and took about 500 from the area.

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Railroad - Flour mills - Morgan's

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Of the action at Salem, Colonel Basil Duke, a Morgan staff officer said:

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Colonel - Morgan

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"They did not pillage with any sort of method or reason; it seemed to be a mania, senseless and purposeless. One man carried for two days a bird cage containing three canaries. Another rode with a huge chafing dish on the pommel of his saddle. Although the weather was intensely warm, another slung seven pairs of skates around his neck. I saw very few articles of real value taken; they pillaged like boys robbing an orchard."

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Famous Residents

Birth Place of Secretary of State John Hay.

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Roy Robertson invented the process for making 2% milk while working at the Salem Creamery where it was first produced and marketed.

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