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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.
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.
Logically, they should be evened, which would mean moving soldiers around. In the spirit of American republicanism, if George Washington separated the soldiers from the officers they had chosen they did not believe they should have to serve. George Washington had to give in to the soldiers and negotiate with them. He needed them to have an army ...
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 ...
Salem Pioneer Village, the first living history museum in the United States, opened in June 1930. In 2020 the City of Salem, under the leadership of Mayor Kim Driscoll, began a project that would destroy the Camp Naumkeag cultural landscape located in another part of Salem, and move some but not all of the buildings from Pioneer Village to the ...
John Glover (November 5, 1732 – January 30, 1797) was an American fisherman, merchant, politician, and military leader from Marblehead, Massachusetts, who served as a brigadier general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.
As soon as its destination was known, Major John Pedrick of Marblehead rode "across lots" to Salem, and gave the alarm. Arrived at Salem, where the movement was delayed at New Mills by the tearing up of the bridge over South River, the troops were guided by a Loyalist towards "North Fields," a section reached by a drawbridge over North River.
Hawkes House (1780, 1800) – designed by famous Salem architect Samuel McIntire, building was begun in 1780. The unfinished building was purchased and completed around 1800 by Benjamin Hawkes. Narbonne House (1675) – The part of the house with the high peaked roof was built by butcher Thomas Ivesl. He later added a lean-to the south side and ...