Elk Creek Lake is an approximate 48 acre lake located in Washington County between Salem and Scottsburg. Go east on SR 56 from Salem to the sign for Elk Creek or Ratts Rd Turn left (south) and go 2.3 miles to Elk Creek entrance road to the Elk Creek Lake. This site also contains the Elk Creek Lake trailhead for Knobstone Trail.

Washington County citizens were living peacefully, and apparently enjoying life In plain simple contentment until, unexpectedly, in the year 1833, without the slightest premonition, a dreadful scourge Asiatic cholera pounced upon the town, seized its victims by the dozens, making fatal work without discrimination or relenting its hold for weeks. Scarcely a family wasn't visited by the deadly scourge. Several families being discouraged soon scattered to other towns and places and never returned. That was the first and severest affliction visited upon the people of Salem and Washington County. Cholera appeared again in 1853 and 1862, but not in s ...

Everett Dean was born in Livonia, Indiana in 1898. Dean became the head baseball and basketball coach at his alma mater, Indiana University, from 1924 to 1938. In 1938, Dean was named head basketball coach at Stanford University, where he coached the team to the 1942 NCAA championship. Dean was named baseball coach at Stanford in 1950, and led Stanford's baseball team to the 1953 College World Series. Dean is the only coach named to both the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame and the College Baseball Hall of Fame. He was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 1965. He also has the distinction of being the first basketball All-American ...

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First Baptist Church is a historic Baptist church located in Salem. The church was built in 1900, and is a Richardsonian Romanesque style brick and stone church. It has a central gabled nave and a three-story corner tower with a pyramidal roof. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. It is also a contributing property in the Salem Downtown Historic District which was designated in 1997.

Julie and Scot Thixton own and manage Framing on the Square with periodic help from their two little elves, Jack and Gabrielle. Julie has an art background loves getting the opportunity to work with it every day. Scot is a handy man and enjoys building custom frames and getting creative with designs. Together, they're here to help you!

The Genealogical Library of the Stevens Memorial Museum contains an extensive collection of documents and materials regarded by many as one of the Midwest’s finest collections dating back to the 19th century, records include birth, death, marriage, divorce, newspapers and more.

Marston was the first cousin to General George Rogers Clark. He settled in this home in Salem. He served with General (future president) Harrison in the Battle of Tippecanoe, and achived the rank of General. He was the Head of Indian Affairs in Indiana after his military career ended. He assisted in platting out the town of Salem. He was also elected to the Indiana House of Representatives.

Grab a Long John or a glazed donut (or two) and a coffee or a chai mocha and enjoy the view of the historic square while relaxing in some comfy chairs.

The Hay-Morrison House was called the Salem Grammar School when it opened in 1825. Although the building saw limited utility as a school, it is individually listed on the National Register because of its association with John Hay and John T. Morrison. The Hay Morrison House, an excellent example of 1824 Federal architecture in the Midwest, is now part of the John Hay Center complex and open to the public.

Heaven Sent Gifts is a Christian store that sells almost everything. If we don't have it we will order it!

Elias Hicks was a Quaker preacher from Long Island, New York and an early advocate of the abolition of slavery in the United States. His followers became known as Hicksites. This meeting house in Salem was founded by followers of Elias Hicks. Early Friends (Quakers) believed that it was important to avoid fanciness in dress, speech, and material possessions, because those things tend to distract one from waiting on God’s personal guidance. In addition to the simple dress and freedom from luxurious ways, the simple construction of their churches, referred to as Meeting Houses, is evident in the Hicksite Friends Meeting House located just east o ...

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Indoor flea market. Antiques, Vintage, primitives, new and used goods. Be sure to enjoy the truss architecture of the historic building that was a basketball gymnasium.

The Hughes Tire Service Building (c. 1920) at 213 South Water, is one of several buildings in the Salem Historic Downtown district that were originally constructed for automotive use and maintain that connection today. Many have changed from their original uses as car dealerships to auto related service uses, such as tire and body shops. Smaller dealerships have consolidated, closed, or moved to other locations. The Hughes Tire Service Building features the steel bow string truss roof, characteristic of the Water Street corridor. Its high parapet wall is capped with tile coping and contains a row of six rectangular brick panels, framed with header ...

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Historic renovations are underway on this historic structure on the Salem Square. The structure is a three story brick building with Italian ate limestone details and wide projecting eaves. Each story is defined by limestone drip course. Decorative brick work beneath the limestone banding further emphasizes each rank. Below the third story drip course is a narrow brick corbel course. Pronounced flat eaves have block modillions with a dentil course beneath. A pressed metal frieze with linked paterae completes the entablature. Vents located above the store front and on the third story are composed of patterned brick. Each story features a distinctive ...

John Hay was a great American statesman, diplomat, author and poet, whose political career spanned over 50 years. He was born in this small brick home, on College Avenue, in Salem, Indiana, on October 8, 1838. John was the fourth of five children, born in the house, to Dr. Charles Hay and the former Helen Leonard. The birthplace of John Hay is on the campus of the John Hay Center in Salem, Indiana

Confederate General John Hunt Morgan's men spent six days crossing through southern Indiana, leaving behind a swath of devastated homesteads and burnt buildings. Morgan’s men arrived in Salem on July 10th, 1863 at about 10:00am with four thousand men. After planting pieces of artillery on the hill south of Salem, he demanded the town’s surrender. Two men, home guards were killed west of Salem and another man was killed on Canton Road. Two other residents were shot but survived. A young man came to town with a squirrel rifle to defend Salem and was ordered to break his gun by Morgan’s men. He did not understand or comply and was shot down. The S ...

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