Place:Salem, Lee, Alabama, United States

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Name
Salem
Type
Community
Coordinates
32.583°N 85.233°W
Located in
Lee, Alabama, United States

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Salem, Alabama is an unincorporated community east-centrally located in Lee County, Alabama on U.S. Highway 280 between Opelika and Phenix City. It is part of the Auburn Metropolitan Area.

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Salem was first settled in 1835, and grew rapidly for the next two decades. Salem incorporated in 1846 and quickly became one of the area's largest cities. However, a fire which engulfed the town in 1854 and the subsequent Civil War resulted in the collapse of the town's government, and rapid depopulation. Salem lost a bid to be the county seat of the newly-formed Lee County in 1865, and then saw its charter become inactive in the following decades. Today, Salem is a small community of a few hundred.

By the late 20th century Salem was the location of Lee County's only covered bridge, the Salem-Shotwell Bridge. A symbol of the area, the bridge collapsed in a storm in 2005. Attempts are underway to rebuild the bridge.

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