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Savannah, Georgia. Savannah has quite the reputation for being one of the most haunted cities in America. On any given day, you can take a number of ghost tours. But as Halloween approaches, the ...
The first step in the redevelopment was in 2006, when the State of Massachusetts gave Salem $1,000,000. [95] The lion's share of the money—$750,000—was earmarked for acquisition of the Blaney Street landing, the private, 2-acre (8,100 m 2) site off Derby Street used by the ferry, and Salem Harbor. Another $200,000 was approved for the ...
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 Harbor is a harbor in northeastern Massachusetts spanning an area north and south of Salem. Historically the Salem Harbor was the site of one of the major international ports in the colonies. During the American Revolutionary War, merchant ships were enlisted as privateers, an important role to augment the ill-prepared Continental Navy.
Misery Islands. Coordinates: 42.5473°N 70.7980°W. Great Misery Island, as seen from Beverly Farms, Massachusetts. The Misery Islands (Great Misery Island42°32′55″N 70°47′53″W and Little Misery Island42°32′40″N 70°47′53″W) are an 87-acre (350,000 m 2) nature reserve established in 1935 in Salem Sound close to the Salem ...
14000972 [1] Added to NRHP. December 2, 2014. The Point Neighborhood Historic District, also known as Stage Point, is a predominantly residential historic district just south of downtown Salem, Massachusetts. It is a densely built, roughly rectangular grid of streets east of Lafayette Street, south of the South River, west of Congress Street ...
October 3, 2024 at 4:57 AM. The annual Rountree Halloween Parade is just around the corner, a time when the streets of the historic neighborhood are flooded with children in costumes, eager to ...
March 10, 1975. Salem - 1820. The Charter Street Historic District encompasses a small remnant of the oldest part of Salem, Massachusetts that has since been surrounded by more modern development. It includes three properties on Charter Street: the Pickman House, the Grimshawe House, and the Charter Street Cemetery, or Central Burying Point.