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Your opinion on why New Salem died
09-02-2012, 11:13 AM,
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RE: Your opinion on why New Salem died
A very good point, Jim. The bustling colonial and early-1800s town of Port Tobacco saw its death knell come when the railroad went through about five miles away. The same happened in the mid-1900s when super highways started bypassing towns.
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RE: Your opinion on why New Salem died - by L Verge - 09-02-2012, 11:13 AM

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