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Salem Massachusetts 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 up 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. 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, and sometimes painful, 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
District Superior and Probate Courts, and Registry of Deeds, the world-famous
Peabody and 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.
Salem Massachusetts is 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. |