Historical Marker
Salem
Historical marker location:
295 High Street Northeast, Salem, Oregon
( Marker is at the intersection of High Street Northeast and Chemeketa Street Northeast, on the right when traveling south on High Street Northeast.)
In 1962, Oregon became the first state in the United States to implement a bottle deposit program. The program required a 5-cent deposit on beverage containers, which could be redeemed when the containers were returned.