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Salem, Ohio

Salem is in Columbiana County.

About Salem, Ohio

A small city in Columbiana County founded by Quakers in 1806, with a strong abolitionist and Underground Railroad heritage and a walkable historic downtown.

History of Salem

• Salem was the site of Ohio's first women's rights convention, held April 19-20, 1850.

Landmarks and Places in Salem

• Salem Historical Society Museum and Liberty Hall replica. Curates a museum and a replica of Liberty Hall, the Anti-Slavery Society's former western headquarters.
• Salem Downtown Historic District. Downtown district listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.
• Kent State University at Salem. Regional campus of Kent State University located in the city.
• Waterworth Memorial Park. Salem's largest park, with wooded acres, ball fields, tennis and basketball courts, a duck pond, nature trail, and dog park.
• Centennial Park. The city's oldest park, established in 1906, with picnic shelters, courts, ball fields, and a disc golf course.

Local reference: cityofsalemohio.org, cityofsalemohio.org, en.wikipedia.org

More About Salem

Zadok Street, a New Jersey clockmaker, and John Straughan, a Pennsylvania potter, founded Salem in 1806, naming it for Street's home town of Salem, New Jersey.

Salem was incorporated in 1830.

The abolitionist newspaper The Anti-Slavery Bugle was published in Salem from 1845.

The school district's sports teams are called the Salem Quakers.

The city lies about 18 miles southwest of Youngstown and 28 miles east of Canton, and a small part extends into Mahoning County.

Source: en.wikipedia.org