Salem is a community located in the township

Township (Canada)

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 of Centre Wellington

Centre Wellington, Ontario

Centre Wellington is a township in south-central Ontario, Canada, located in Wellington County.-Communities:The primary communities in the township are Elora and Fergus....

, Ontario

Ontario

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, Canada

Canada

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Salem is the site of a gas station, local convenience store, two bridges over the Irvine River, a school, and a subdivision. It also has one traffic light, but has more gravel roads than paved ones. The community is known for its many historic stone houses.

In recent years, Salem's only pine forest was cut down to make way for urban development on William Street, between Water Street and Victoria Street.

External links

• Wellington Guelph Community Portal
• Salem at Geographical Names of Canada