Traveling through Tennessee and into Kentucky, Morgan eventually crossed into Indiana; he reached Salem on July 10, 1863, coming north from Corydon.

Upon entering Salem at approximately 9 a.m., Morgan immediately took possession of the town and placed guards over the stores and streets.

Basil W. Duke, Morgan's second-in-command and brother-in-law, later said:[citation needed] "They did not pillage with any sort of method or reason; it seemed to be a mania, senseless and purposeless.

The minister of the Salem Methodist Episcopal church married Alexander White and his wife Eliza Jane Demars on May 5, 1830.

[12] Salem is primarily an agricultural community, surrounded by typical Indiana forests and farmland and small bodies of water.

Set in a village of authentic log structures, the festival features historical re-enactments, as well as local arts and crafts.

The courthouse has historical place markers surrounding it, and at the southeastern corner of the grounds, there is a memorial to veterans killed in action during conflicts dating back to the Revolutionary War.

This 17-foot by 80-foot mural[18] in Salem features portraits of six women who have made significant and historical contributions to the city.

The women are Granny Lusk, Lula Desse Rudder, Bradie Shrum, Sarah Parke Morrison, Terry Hall, and Emma Christy-Baker.

Granny Lusk's family arrived in Washington County in 1817 and she informally practiced medicine in the community.

Many of the most legendary drivers of the past 50 years have raced there including Ted Horn, Parnelli Jones, A. J. Foyt, Bobby and Al Unser, Mario Andretti, Larry Dickson, Darrell Waltrip and Jeff Gordon.

Named after Riley Jean Tomlinson, a local toddler who accidentally drowned in a swimming pool, the park was built in 2001 and contains two- and three- story wooden castles and other structures for children's play (along with swings, slides, and similar playground equipment).

Southern Indiana Transit System provides deviated fixed-route and demand-response bus service in the city.

[20] On July 5, 1988, 13 homemade bombs placed inside brown grocery bags were discovered near bridges and buildings around the town containing sticks of dynamite.

Prosecutors allege that Hubbard had a long-standing rivalry with Democratic State Representative Frank Newkirk Jr.[25]