Historical society to offer booklet

Historical society to offer booklet

SALEM

With the approaching 115th anniversary of the building of Salem’s first automobile, the Salem Historical Society, 208 S. Broadway, is announcing the publication of “My Carriage, The Story of Salem’s First Electric Automobile,” a 44-page booklet describing the work of the creator, Delamore “Del” Davis in 1900. It will be available at the society by Wednesday.

After reviewing the journals of Davis, Donald Mathews, formerly of Salem, now of Youngstown, documented the struggles and successes of Davis during his 18-monthlong creation of his automobile until he drove it into town for the first time. Davis, also a photographer, took many pictures of his work and of the city and some are included in the booklet.

For information call the society at 330-337-8514.