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Salem Methodist Church Monument

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Salem Methodist Church Monument

Esbon, KS | Jewell County
A monument topped by a bell stands in what once was Salem, Kansas. The monument is dedicated to the pioneers who, in 1883, founded the Salem Methodist Church. The original church bell topped the monument but was later stolen and replaced. Salem was founded in 1872 in Whitemound Township along the White Rock Creek. Once a thriving town, with a population of 500 in 1887, it no longer exists.

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