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Salem is known the world over for the Salem Witch Trials of 1692, but this walking trail discusses many more women's stories. A guidebook [1] of this self-guided walk was published in 2000 by local author Bonnie Hurd Smith under the auspices of the Salem Chamber of Commerce. [2]
Salem (/ ˈ s eɪ l ə m / SAY-ləm) is a historic coastal city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, located on the North Shore of Greater Boston. Continuous settlement by Europeans began in 1626 with English colonists. Salem was one of the most significant seaports trading commodities in early American history.
The creation of the Salem Witch Trials Memorial, which marks the 300 year anniversary of the event, was largely managed by the museum. [7] Additionally, the museum collaborated with Salem's Chamber of Commerce to create Haunted Happenings in 1982, an annual Halloween festival. [9] [7]
Sam Skillern has been named 2024 Salem First Citizen by the Salem Area Chamber of Commerce. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...
The Bridge Street Neck Historic District is a predominantly residential historic district in Salem, Massachusetts.It encompasses most of a peninsula of land northeast of downtown Salem, on the route connecting Salem to Beverly, which has been the scene of residential, commercial, and industrial development since the early settlement of Salem in the 1630s.
Salem Harbor; Salem Harbor Power Station; Salem Marine Society; Salem Maritime National Historic Site; The Salem News; Salem Police Department (Massachusetts) Salem Willows Historic District; Letter from Cotton Mather to William Stoughton, September 2, 1692; Salem witch trials; Salem Witches (baseball) Smith Pool; South Salem station; Spring ...
Salem Neck is a peninsula in northeastern Salem, Massachusetts, in the United States. It stretches from Salem's powerplant on Salem Harbor to Juniper Point on Salem Neck. The peninsula is populated primarily by residential and recreational areas. Winter Island is an island connected to its mid-western coast by a causeway.
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.