Much of Louisville's cultural life was underwritten for years by the Bingham family, as was the Falls Fountain, built in 1988.
Much of the Bingham family still lives in Salem and is active in town politics and local issues.
The new structure replaced the original library, a tiny structure donated by the Bingham family in 1928, which is now vacant.
In 1850, the Bingham family went to settle what is now Weber County, leaving the canyon still today known by their name.
The Bingham family soon moved to Franklin, Missouri "where the land was said to be bountiful, fertile and cheap."
The Bingham family fought back but their village was more or less deserted by the cattle traders by the late 19th century.
It remained in the Bingham family until 1895.
The same is true of the Louisville Courier-Journal, which was owned by the Bingham family before Gannett bought it.
He was the last descendant of the Bingham family that controlled Louisville's daily newspapers, a television station, and two radio stations for much of the 20th century.
It was owned by the Bingham family of Grassthorpe from the 1860s until 1984.