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Salem is an American supernatural horror television series created by Brannon Braga and Adam Simon, loosely inspired by the real Salem witch trials in the 17th century. The series premiered on WGN America on April 20, 2014, [ 1] becoming the network's first original scripted drama series. [ 2] As the network's first and highest-rated series, it ...
Salem, Massachusetts. / 42.51944°N 70.89722°W / 42.51944; -70.89722. Salem ( / ˈseɪləm / 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.
Samuel McIntire, c. 1786, pastel portrait attributed to Benjamin Blyth. Samuel McIntire (January 16, 1757 – February 6, 1811) American architect and craftsman, born in Salem. He built a simple home and workshop on Summer Street in 1786. 1760. The Salem Social Library, a ( proprietary library) was established.
The earliest section of the House of the Seven Gables was built in 1668 for Captain John Turner, a wealthy sea captain and merchant who was born in Salem, Massachusetts in 1644. Turner partially funded the house's construction through his business of selling fish to slave plantations in the West Indies . [ 3 ]
The Satanic Temple (TST) is a non-theistic organization and new religious movement, [1] founded in 2013 and headquartered in Salem, Massachusetts. It has described itself as being established to "fight a perceived intrusion of Christian values on American politics", [4] [9] congregations have also formed in Australia, Canada, Finland, Germany, and the United Kingdom.
March 17, 1938. The Salem Maritime National Historic Site is a National Historic Site consisting of 12 historic structures, one replica tall-ship, and about 9 acres (36,000 m 2) of land along the waterfront of Salem Harbor in Salem, Massachusetts, United States. Salem Maritime is the first National Historic Site established in the United States ...
Pioneer Village, also known as Salem 1630: Pioneer Village, is a living history museum recreating the city of Salem as it was in the 17th century. Opened in June 1930, it was the first museum of its kind in the United States. The village was created for visitors to experience the lives of early English settlers instead of reading about them.
Coordinates: 42°31′22.0″N 70°53′29.6″W. Quaker Meeting House. The first Quaker Meeting House (Federal Garden area) in Salem, Massachusetts was built during the autumn of 1688 by Quaker Thomas Maule. [ 1] Much of the building was constructed using old timber repurposed from other buildings. On October 13, 1690, Maule conveyed the ...