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Salem
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Salem is an historic seaside community located approximately 16
miles north of Boston. From its days as one of the earliest landing
sites of the English colonists, to its rise as the first major port
in the United States, to its trailblazing efforts in opening the
East Indian trade, to its heyday as a thriving hub of American
commerce and the home of Nathaniel Hawthorne, Salem’s historical
legacy is rich.
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Unfortunately, a well-known blemish on that legacy involved the
infamous Salem Witchcraft Trials of 1692. Nonetheless, the City’s
golden years have left her modern inhabitants with architectural
treasures, fine museums, and a sparkling literary heritage. Equally
important, the development of Salem has produced a rich ethnic
history, to which people of all races, creeds, colors and origins
have contributed over the generations. Even today, Salem services
children speaking no less than 20 different languages in its public
school system. Long a trading, manufacturing and retail center,
Salem has been making a slow transition to a service-based economy.
The City today serves as the home of Salem State College, the North
Shore Medical Center, the Essex County Superior and Probate Courts,
and Registry of Deeds, the world-famous Peabody-Essex Museum, and a
host of banks and other financial institutions. It is the
educational, medical, legal, cultural and banking hub of the North
Shore.
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Salem at a Glance:
Population: 38,091
Land Area: 8.10 square miles
Form of Government: Mayor-Council
Year Incorporated: As a Town: 1626 As a City: 1836
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| Located in Eastern Massachusetts, bordered by Swampscott and
Lynn on the south, Peabody on the west, Beverly on the north, and
Marblehead on the east. Salem is located on Salem Bay 16 miles north
of Boston; 20 miles southeast of Lawrence; 90 miles south of
Portland, Maine; and 236 miles from New York City. Salem is
situated in the Greater Boston Area, which has excellent rail, air,
and highway facilities. State Route 128 and Interstate Route 495
divide the region into inner and outer zones, which are connected by
numerous "spokes" providing direct access to the airport, port and
inter-modal facilities of Boston. |
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