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Dent County Museum, Salem, MO

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Dent County Museum

A historic house museum in Salem that preserves the history of the town and Dent County.

400 North Pershing Avenue · Salem, MO

About Dent County Museum

The Dent County Museum occupies a house built in 1895 on what was then the northern edge of Salem. Its 13 rooms across three floors hold period furniture, original woodwork, a loom, vintage clothing, children's toys, and a reproduction of the Liberty Bell. Several original outbuildings hold antique equipment, and oak trees and 19th-century flowers surround the grounds. The Dent County Historical Society and other local supporters helped open the museum in 1976 in the former home of lawyer William P. Elmer, the county's only U.S. Congressman.

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