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Suburbs from the Capitol Building.
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originated, possibly being the Biblical term Shalom (peace), or the town of Salem, MA, where the president of the town’s Trustees was born. In either case they wanted a biblical name.
In the early 1850s the Kalapuya, along with the other native peoples west of the Cascade Mountains, were removed by the U.S. government, and sent to reservations.
In 1851, Salem became the territorial capital after it was moved from Oregon City to a more central location.
The first state house to be built burned to the ground just two months after it was completed. The second one was completed in 1876 with a design based on the U.S. Capitol building. Then, in 1935, this building was also destroyed by fire. The present Capitol was in 1938. It was built in Art Deco style, which was popular at this time. There is a pioneer statue on top of the capitol dome .
Since its foundation, Salem has remained essentially a government city, although there are manufactures based on agriculture, such as potato chip makers and other food processors.