Virginia Green, Author at SHINE on Salem

Author: Virginia Green

Salem in 1865

World Events

The Civil War ends with General Lee’s Surrender April 9 and, within a week, President Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth who died in a barn fire April 26. Four of his conspirators were hanged in July. (“Lincoln” film, 2012)
Andrew Johnson, a Southern Democrat, becomes president, clashing politically with the Radical Republicans in Congress.

Salem in 1864

World Events

Abraham Lincoln is re-elected as President,
Grant and Sherman command Union forces against Confederate General Lee, with decisive battles in Virginia and Georgia, including Sherman’s burning of Atlanta.(Gone With the Wind, novel by Margaret Mitchell, 1936 and 1939 film.

Salem in 1863

World Events

French capture Mexico City and proclaim Maximillian as Emperor.
International Red Cross founded with ratification by 16 nations after a Geneva Conference.
Most memorable battle of Civil War fought at Gettysburg: Lincoln delivers his Gettysburg Address.

Salem in 1862

World Events

Otto von Bismarck becomes Prussian Prime Minister. He will dominate European politics for 30 years and be the first Chancellor of the German Empire between 1871 and 1890.
French gunships compel the Vietnamese emperor to cede Saigon, three provinces and treaty ports.

Salem in 1861

World Events

Benito Juarez is elected President of Mexico, although soon faced with the French invasion. An initial Mexican victory (in 1862) is commemorated with the annual Cinco de Mayo celebration.
Alexander II of Russia (The Liberator) frees the serfs and sponsors other important government reforms.

Salem in 1860

World Events

The first Japanese ambassadors to the U.S. arrive in San Francisco. The Chief minister of Japan is assassinated by Ronin samurai to protest opening Japan to foreign powers.
After defeating Neapolitan forces, Garibaldi gives Naples to Victor Emmanuel II, naming him King of Italy.

Historic Preservation: Gone Missing

This 1920s bungalow at 440 Mission Street SE was demolished this week leaving a tangle of weathered lumber, shattered household debris and discarded foliage. Three of its neighbors along Liberty Street are also scheduled to be razed. Within the Gaiety Hill/Bush’s Pasture Park Historic Residential District, their condition had deteriorated in the last several years because of no maintenance or occupancy...

The Eagles Have Flown

We have been waiting for the orange colored cones to go away so we could take an “after” photo to go with the one above and now we have it! It wasn’t so long ago that the southwest corner of Broadway and Market Streets looked like this with the Eagles building being demolished.What..

Our Salem Fire Station Museums

This is Salem Fire Station #5 at 1520 Glen Creek Road NW. It houses one of our three fire museums with historic equipment.

At Fire Station #5 you will see this Hand Pumper equipment. In 1857, Salem volunteer fire company fought fire with leather buckets filled with water, ladders, and a few basic tools...

Another member of the Salem Bush Family

On Birdshill Drive in South Salem, this 1901 house gives us another contact with the history of the Bush family in Salem. In 1911, the daughter of the owners, 21 year old Margaret Boot, married Asahel Bush IV, the only grandson of the Asahel Bush II who built Bush House.The..