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{{Places of Interest|title=Salem|name=Salem |link=xxxxx}}
'''Salem''' was the headquarters of [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V21_401.gif Salem District] during the British period.
==Cemeteries==
*Salem Old Anglican Cemetery - graves date back to c 1797. After this cemetery became full, a cemetery was opened at Peramanur, attached to Christ Church in Fort which was in use from 1883 t0 1953.
==Schools and institutions==
*[http://historicalsocietyslm.weebly.com/index.html Salem Historical Society] website with various pages including [http://historicalsocietyslm.weebly.com/events.html Events page] giving updates regarding old English cemetery
*[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/cenotaph-of-a-peninsular-war-veteran-found-in-salem/article5592410.ece Cenotaph of a Peninsular War veteran found in Salem] Hindu.com
*[http://m.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/british-era-cemetery-in-state-of-neglect/article7807885.ece "British era cemetery in state of neglect" [Peramanur<nowiki>]</nowiki>] by S.P. Saravanan October 27, 2015 ''The Hindu'' Tamil Nadu
*[https://archive.org/stream/InscriptionsOnTombsOrMonumentsInMadras1st1905Ed/Inscriptions%20on%20Tombs%20Or%20Monuments%20in%20Madras%201st%201905%20Ed#page/n307/mode/2up Inscriptions in Salem district] from ''Inscriptions on Tombs or Monuments in Madras'' by J Cotton 1905 (Archive.org)
