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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.
Salem Register, 1862 The Salem Register (1800-c. 1911) was a newspaper published in Salem, Massachusetts, in the 19th century.William Carlton established it in 1800; [1] subsequent publishers included his wife Elizabeth Carlton, John Chapman, Charles W. Palfray, Warick Palfray Jr., Haven Poole, Eben N. Walton. [2]
The National Register of Historic Places is a United States federal official list of places and sites considered worthy of preservation. In the state of Massachusetts , there are over 4,300 listings, representing about 5% of all NRHP listings nationwide and the second-most of any U.S. state, behind only New York .
Location of Salem in Virginia. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Salem, Virginia.. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in the independent city of Salem, Virginia, United States.
1626. English settlers arrive. [1]1629. Town of Salem incorporated. [2]Salem Common during the winter Brick sidewalk Salem, Massachusetts. 1636. First muster on Salem Common. This was the first time that a regiment of militia drilled for the common defense of a multi-community area, [3] thus laying the foundation for what became the Army National Guard.
County Registry (area) Address Municipality location Notes Norfolk County: Registry of Deeds (all) 649 High Street: Dedham: A Norfolk County was established 10 May 1643 by the Massachusetts Bay Colony with significantly different bounds than the present county (covering an area north of the Merrimack River); it was disbanded 4 February 1680.
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 - 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.