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Town lost to time
holds over 200 years
of history
Story by Julia Fechter
In the 1820s, Salem Methodist Church was part of a thriving village, and now, it’s all that remains from the 19th century community.
In 1931, amateur historian Robert Ashford, whose family has its own heritage in Oconee County, wrote an account about Salem’s history for the Jan. 2 edition of The Oconee Enterprise.
sJulia Fechter is a news reporter for The Oconee Enterprise newspaper in Watkinsville, Ga.
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