this city is known as the most historic
city in the East hi I’m Rebecca Brayton
and welcome to watchmojo.com and today
we’ll be continuing our travel series
with a look at Salem located in the
American state of Massachusetts Salem is
a city of roughly 40,000 people founded
in 1626 by a group of fishermen led by
Roger Conant the city was at one point
one of the United States most important
seaports the city’s cultural identity
and the reason for which it is famous
today is derived mainly from its part in
the Salem witch trials of 1692 during
these trials numerous people were
persecuted under suspicion of witchcraft
today
the Salem witch museum provides an
overview of the trials events and
examines witchcraft in general as
tourism is a vital contributor to the
economy of the area there are various
witch themed attractions in the region
in fact Halloween and which theme
tourism has been on the rise since the
mid 20th century and increased in the
1990s when the city added the Haunted
happenings festival to their Halloween
celebrations to complement the Halloween
theme orchards in the area are great
locations for families to pick their
pumpkins or even grab an apple during
this time of year another element of
historical interest located in Salem is
the birthplace of Romantic author
Nathaniel Hawthorne he is best known for
his short stories and breadth of novels
that includes The Scarlet Letter the
home in which he was born is now an
historical museum along with the
neighboring House of the Seven Gables
aside from its witchy reputation Salem
is a colorful coastal city full of
beautiful architecture and attractions
the whole family can enjoy
city in the East hi I’m Rebecca Brayton
and welcome to watchmojo.com and today
we’ll be continuing our travel series
with a look at Salem located in the
American state of Massachusetts Salem is
a city of roughly 40,000 people founded
in 1626 by a group of fishermen led by
Roger Conant the city was at one point
one of the United States most important
seaports the city’s cultural identity
and the reason for which it is famous
today is derived mainly from its part in
the Salem witch trials of 1692 during
these trials numerous people were
persecuted under suspicion of witchcraft
today
the Salem witch museum provides an
overview of the trials events and
examines witchcraft in general as
tourism is a vital contributor to the
economy of the area there are various
witch themed attractions in the region
in fact Halloween and which theme
tourism has been on the rise since the
mid 20th century and increased in the
1990s when the city added the Haunted
happenings festival to their Halloween
celebrations to complement the Halloween
theme orchards in the area are great
locations for families to pick their
pumpkins or even grab an apple during
this time of year another element of
historical interest located in Salem is
the birthplace of Romantic author
Nathaniel Hawthorne he is best known for
his short stories and breadth of novels
that includes The Scarlet Letter the
home in which he was born is now an
historical museum along with the
neighboring House of the Seven Gables
aside from its witchy reputation Salem
is a colorful coastal city full of
beautiful architecture and attractions
the whole family can enjoy
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