Welcome To Salem!

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Salem was first settled in 1626 by Roger Conant and his associates who came from a fishing settlement at Cape Ann, four years before the settlement of Boston. The small town was originally named Naumkeag, but the settlers preferred to call it Salem, derived from the Hebrew word for peace.

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Witchcraft Trials of 1962

From early 1662 to mid 1693, over 200 people were accused of witchcraft in Salem. Out of the about 200 people, 20 were exacuted. The accusations started when two girls started having unexplainable fits. Then, a group of young girls from the village claimed to be possesed by the devil and accused sevral local women of witchcraft.

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Important Places

The house below was home to Judge Jonathan Corwin, it's most locally known as "The Witch House" and is the only structure still standing that ties directly back to the Salem Witch Trials. Now it's a historic house museum.

"Old Burying Point" Cemetary is one of the oldest cemetaries in the U.S. Dating back to 1637, it is the eternal resting place for many salem residents

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Actually, it's pretty nice here now!

Places to Visit

Salem is mainly a tourist attraction because of its interesting and unique history. Other than the historic landmarks, there are plenty of other ways to spend time like:

Salem Fun Facts

  1. Some scenes from Hocus Pocus were filmed in Salem
  2. Salem was the original birthblace of the U.S. National Guard
  3. Salem was home to America's frist millionaires: Elias Derby
  4. Salem has the oldest pear tree in America. The Endicott pear tree is over 375 years old!
Month Hi/Lo Temps Rain
January 37/21 8 days
February 39/23 7 days
March 45/29 8 days
April 56/39 8 days
May 66/48 9 days
June 75/57 8 days
July 81/63 8 days
August 80/62 7 days
September 73/56 7 days
October 63/45 8 days
November 52/36 8 days
December 42/27 8 days

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For more about Salem, visit these links:

Salem.com | Salem Wikipedia | Salem Web | Salem Tripadvisor | HGTV Salem | Haunted Happenings | Wiki Voyage | Legends of America