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The Salem Village Historic District encompasses a collection of properties from the early center of Salem Village, as Danvers, Massachusetts was known in the 17th century. The district includes an irregular pattern of properties along Centre, Hobart, Ingersoll, and Collins Streets, as far north as Brentwood Circle, and south to Mello Parkway. [ 2 ]
Salem Common Historic District is a historic district bounded roughly by Bridge, Derby, and St. Peter's streets, as well as Collins Cove in Salem, Massachusetts, United States. The Common was established in 1667, and during this period it was partially a swamp. Until 1802, there was no enclosing fence, allowing livestock to freely roam across it.
Pioneer Village, also known as Salem 1630: Pioneer Village, is a living history museum recreating the city of Salem as it was in the 17th century. Opened in June 1930, it was the first museum of its kind in the United States. The village was created for visitors to experience the lives of early English settlers instead of reading about them.
Salem itself is the location of 46 of these properties and districts, including 8 National Historic Landmarks. [2] This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted January 31, 2025. [3]
In 2023, each of the five Movies in the Park events drew about 1,200 people to Riverfront Park. First Friday concerts typically attracted 500 to 1,000 attendees, and about 1,400 students ...
The park now covers the history of Lowell's textile mills and the workers who worked and lived in the city. [141] Lyndon B. Johnson: Texas: 1,571.71 acres (6.3605 km 2) President Lyndon B. Johnson spent much of his life here in the Hill Country, where visitors can tour his reconstructed birthplace, boyhood home, and ranch. The still-working ...
Today, Salem is a residential and tourist area that is home to the House of Seven Gables, Salem State University, Pioneer Village, the Salem Maritime National Historic Site, Salem Willows Park, and the Peabody Essex Museum. It features historic residential neighborhoods in the Federal Street District and the Charter Street Historic District.
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