West Salem, Salem, Oregon

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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.[1] In 1949, the city was officially merged with Salem.[1] West Salem post office was established in 1938 and ran until 1952.[1] The former West Salem City Hall (now housing private offices) was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[2]

West Salem is home to West Salem High School and Walker Middle School. Elementary schools are Brush College, Meyers, Harritt, and Chapman Hill.

The business districts of West Salem are located on Edgewater Street and Wallace Road.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur [1928] (2003). Oregon Geographic Names, Seventh Edition, Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press, 1022. ISBN 0-87595-277-1 (trade paperback), ISBN 0-87595-278-X (hardcover). 
  2. ^ National Register of Historic Places

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