West Salem, Salem, Oregon
- West Salem, Salem, Oregon
West Salem is a neighborhood in Salem, Oregon, United States, located in the far northwest part of the city. West Salem is the only part of the city that is located in Polk County. The neighborhood is separated from the rest of Salem by the Willamette River, which serves as West Salem's southeast border.
In 1889 a plat for West Salem was filed, and the city incorporated in 1913.[cite book]
last = McArthur
first = Lewis A.
authorlink =
coauthors = Lewis L. McArthur
title = Oregon Geographic Names
origyear = 1928
edition = Seventh Edition
year = 2003
publisher = Oregon Historical Society Press
location = Portland, Oregon
pages = 1022
id = ISBN 0-87595-277-1 (trade paperback), ISBN 0-87595-278-X (hardcover) ] In 1949, the city was officially merged with Salem.[ West Salem post office was established in 1938 and ran until 1952.][ The former West Salem City Hall (now housing private offices) was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.][ [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/OR/Polk/state.html National Register of Historic Places] ] ]West Salem is home to West Salem High School and Walker Middle School. Elementary schools are Brush College, Meyers, Harritt, and Chapman Hill. West Salem Schools are part of the Salem-Keizer School District.
The business districts of West Salem are located on Edgewater Street and Wallace Road.
References
External links
* [http://www.cityofsalem.net/export/departments/neighbor/west.htm City of Salem neighborhood profile]
* [http://www.salemhistory.net/places/west_salem.htm West Salem history from Salem Public Library]
* [http://www.salemquarterly.com/site.php?site_id=16 West Salem history from Salem Historical Quarterly]
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