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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.
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 ...
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.
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 ]
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.
The Jonathan Corwin House, known locally as The Witch House, is a historic house museum in Salem, Massachusetts. It was the home of Judge Jonathan Corwin (1640–1718) and is one of the few structures still standing in Salem with direct ties to the Salem witch trials of 1692. Corwin bought the house in 1675 when he was 35 and when the house was ...
Concord is featured in the 2012 video game Assassin's Creed 3, [67] the 2020 video game Assassin's Creed Valhalla and the 2015 video game Fallout 4. [68] The video game Walden, a game, based on Henry David Thoreau's Walden, is set in the town. [69] [70] Scenes from the 2017 comedy film Daddy's Home 2 were filmed at Concord scout house. [71]