 Yep, in the early 70s, a banker noticed a high percentage of bank deposits having to do with all things dairy, mainly Holsteins, and saw how it was the backbone of the community out there. It was, yeah. And that is how, he said, the New Salem's Lions Club and community members took on the project. Yep. And that is how Salem's Zoo became a thing. Mm-hmm. 1974. Yep.