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The approximately 55-acre (220,000 m 2) island was known as Bakers Island as early as the 1630s. Originally owned by the Massachusetts Bay Colony, it was granted to the town of Salem in 1660. John Turner was the first private owner of the island. The island once housed a hotel, but it burned down in 1906. [1]
Essex County, of which Salem is a part, is the location of more than 450 properties and districts listed on the National Register, including 25 National Historic Landmarks. Salem itself is the location of 46 of these properties and districts, including 8 National Historic Landmarks. [2]
Fort Pickering is a 17th-century historic fort site on Winter Island in Salem, Massachusetts.Fort Pickering operated as a strategic coastal defense and military barracks for Salem Harbor during a variety of periods, serving as a fortification from the Anglo-Dutch Wars through World War II.
Pages in category "Buildings and structures in Salem, Massachusetts" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Misery Islands (Great Misery Island and Little Misery Island) are an 87-acre (350,000 m 2) nature reserve established in 1935 in Salem Sound close to the Salem Harbor in Salem, Massachusetts It is managed by the Trustees of Reservations . [ 1 ]
Bakers Island Light is a historic lighthouse on Bakers Island in Salem, Massachusetts. [2] [3] [4] The station was originally established in 1791, with a daymark. This was replaced in 1798 by two lights atop a keeper's house, one at each end. After storm damage in 1815, an octagonal stone tower was constructed.
The company immediately advertised trips to the renamed Lowell Island, with the first trip leaving from Phillips Wharf in Salem on August 15, 1851. The initial day was successful, but entertaining the customers was difficult because, "at the time of the purchase of the island the only building upon it was one used by fishermen as a fish-house."
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.