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George Lortz

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Salem Bridge Postcard
« on: June 25, 2013, 02:42:47 am »
This postcard was recently listed on eBay.  Where in Salem was this bridge located?

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Ron Marquardt

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Re: Salem Bridge Postcard
« Reply #1 on: June 25, 2013, 09:29:41 am »
I believe it's just a little ways north of the depot George.  I think that's the bridge the vigilantes  hung Delos Heffren off of on June 29, 1873.  / Ron 

Geof Burns

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Re: Salem Bridge Postcard
« Reply #2 on: June 25, 2013, 01:49:33 pm »
I think this bridge is just west of the depot, about where the ROW makes turn to the south, before you get to the cemetery. There are 4 bridges on the ROW in the Salem area. I marked them on the attached Google Earth view, and I think it was Bridge #1.

George Lortz

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Re: Salem Bridge Postcard
« Reply #3 on: June 26, 2013, 07:17:12 am »
Thanks Ron and Geof,

It looks like it's very close to the downtown area.

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