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“The church is absolutely a sight to behold. It should be a must-visit when you visit Salem.” Chris Fields
First on our itinerary was to check out St. Mary’s Catholic Church . Visible from the drive into town, the Salem landmark was originally built in 1885 when the town was incorporated. The original church stood from 1886 to 1899, and construction on the current church started in 1898. The building was placed on the National Historic Register in 1985, and will celebrate its 140th anniversary next year. “If all that history doesn’t impress you, then the building itself—made from stone and dawning immaculate stained glass windows adorning each side of the church, along with three wooden altars and the pulpit, each hand-carved in Bavaria in the early 1900s—surely should,” said Fields.
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