Salem is the capital of Oregon and the state's 3rd largest city. The city was founded in 1841 by Methodist missionary Jason Lee, whose goal was to gather the Indians together and "teach them to cultivate the ground and live more comfortably than they could by hunting, and as they do this, teach them religion."
After limited success, Lee became discouraged and decided to sell lots to the Oregon Institute, which developed into Willamette University, the oldest institution of higher learning west of Missouri.
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Inn at Orchard Heights is closed (now an Assisted Living Facility)
all these years, I`ve never been in the capital!
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