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A postcard, circa 1930 or 1940, showing the kitchen in the Governor's Faire House in Pioneer Village. 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 ...
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This well-preserved 18th century colonial village was the site of numerous Indian raids, including a famous and well-documented attack in 1704. [119] The village is administered by Historic Deerfield as a museum. [120] 92: Old Manse: Old Manse
Arbella or Arabella [2] was the flagship of the Winthrop Fleet on which Governor John Winthrop, other members of the Company (including William Gager), and Puritan emigrants transported themselves and the Charter of the Massachusetts Bay Company from England to Salem between April 8 and June 12, 1630, thereby giving legal birth to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Today, Salem is a residential and tourist area that is home to the House of Seven Gables, Salem State University, Pioneer Village, the Salem Maritime National Historic Site, Salem Willows Park, and the Peabody Essex Museum. It features historic residential neighborhoods in the Federal Street District and the Charter Street Historic District.
John Winthrop's influence, with his arrival with a caravan in 1630, was a major change for the Massachusetts Bay area, in that he came in with 700 people and ships full of supplies. In June 1630, the Winthrop Fleet arrived in what would later be called Salem, [11] which on account of lack of food, "pleased them not."
Pioneer Village: Salem: Essex: North Shore: Living: 1630 period village of Salem's settlers Platts-Bradstreet House: Rowley: Essex: Merrimack Valley: Historic house: Home of the Rowley Historical Society, 17th-century house open for events and tours Plimoth Patuxet (formerly Plimoth Plantation) Plymouth: Plymouth: Plymouth: Living
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