We gave Salem a trial today...
Nathanial Hawthorne was born in Salem on Independence Day in 1804. It's said that he discovered the diaries in the Custom House which inspired him to write his classic novel, The Scarlet Letter (published in 1850). He also wrote House of Seven Gables based on this house in Salem.
Nathanial Hawthorne was born in Salem on Independence Day in 1804. It's said that he discovered the diaries in the Custom House which inspired him to write his classic novel, The Scarlet Letter (published in 1850). He also wrote House of Seven Gables based on this house in Salem.
Salem is also home to the famous witch trials of 1692 where hundreds of people were accused of witchcraft. The hysteria continued for nine months during which time many people were imprisoned & 19 people were hung... & one man was even crushed to death.
It wasn't until the governor's wife was accused of being a witch that he decreed a stop to any further trials and the whole episode ended.
Even so, witches are celebrated here & there are lots of shops featuring Halloween-ish stuff.
The new Friendship of Salem is a reconstruction of a 171-foot three-masted “East Indiaman,” originally built in 1797 by shipbuilder Enos Briggs & the type of merchant ship that made Salem a leader in trade with the Far East in the years after the American Revolution.
The new Friendship of Salem is a reconstruction of a 171-foot three-masted “East Indiaman,” originally built in 1797 by shipbuilder Enos Briggs & the type of merchant ship that made Salem a leader in trade with the Far East in the years after the American Revolution.
Pickering Wharf Marina
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2 comments:
Hey guys!! Looks like you are having fun. Love ya.
jamelle
your hair looks a lot shorter.. did you cut it? And you have bangs, cute!
I love the costumes. SOunds like a fun place!
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