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The first step in the redevelopment was in 2006, when the State of Massachusetts gave Salem $1,000,000. [93] The lion's share of the money—$750,000—was earmarked for acquisition of the Blaney Street landing, the private, 2-acre (8,100 m 2) site off Derby Street used by the ferry, and Salem Harbor. Another $200,000 was approved for the ...
Founding Salem, Massachusetts Roger Conant ( c. 9 April 1592 – November 19, 1679) was a New England colonist and drysalter credited for establishing the communities of Salem , Peabody , Beverly and Danvers, Massachusetts (Peabody, Beverly and Danvers were part of Salem during his lifetime).
"In 2005, the Salem Mission bought the closed St. Mary's Italian Church on Margin Street from the Archdiocese of Boston," 2006; Kimberley Layne Driscoll (born August 12, 1966) is an American politician and lawyer who served as the mayor of Salem, Massachusetts [84] and is the 73rd lieutenant governor of Massachusetts since 2023.
He was married to Mary Warren and they settled in Salem. They were the parents of seven children: Elizabeth, Thomas, John, Nathaniel, Sara, Phoebe, and John. Their eldest son, Thomas, was the father of Thomas Putnam and Deacon Edward Putnam, who were involved in the Salem witch trials and were partially responsible for the executions of those ...
Lawrence and Cassandra were married 25 January 1623/4 at Kingswinford, Staffordshire, England. [1] [2] Along with their four surviving children, John, Josiah, Mary and Daniel, the Southwicks emigrated to Salem, Massachusetts, sometime between mid-1637 and early-1639 when they were admitted to the First Church in Salem.
Jonathan Corwin (also Curwin, Curwen or Corwen, November 14, 1640 – June 9, 1718) was a New England merchant, politician, and magistrate.He is best known as one of the judges involved in the Salem witch trials of 1692, although his later work also included service as an associate justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court of Judicature, the highest court of the Province of Massachusetts Bay.
Location of Salem in Massachusetts. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Salem, Massachusetts. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Salem, Massachusetts, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts ...
Simon Willard has been chronicled as one of the founders of Old Saybrook, Connecticut.Willard, then a Sergeant, and Lieutenant Edward Gibbons, were sent by John Winthrop (1606–1676) — son of John Winthrop (1587–1649), Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony — to occupy the mouth of what is now the Connecticut River (Long Island Sound) with 20 carpenters and workmen.