Salem

Salem is a city located in Essex County, Massachusetts. Many people associate the city with the Salem witch trials of 1692, which the city embraces both as a source of tourism and culture - police cars are adorned with witch logos, a local public school is known as the Witchcraft Heights Elementary School, the Salem High School football team is named The Witches, and Gallows Hill, a site of numerous public hangings, is currently used as a playing field for various sports

History

Salem was founded around 1626 by a company of fishermen led by Roger Conant. He was later supplanted by the governor sent by the Massachusetts Bay Company, John Endicott.

At the time of the Salem witch trials, the present day city of Salem was named "Salem Town". Most of the accused in the trials lived in the nearby "Salem Village", part of which is now named Danvers, Massachusetts. Salem Village included all of Davnvers and Peabody, Massachusetts, and parts of present-day Beverly, Massachusetts.

In 1790, Salem was the sixth largest city in the country. Large parts of Salem were destroyed in the fire of 1914.

Boris Karloff World of Terror

Now known as Witch Mansion. The Witch Mansion, located on Wharf Street in Salem, has been spooking visitors since 1998. It consists of four main rooms connected by a maze of halls and doorways hidden from everyone but those who haunt the mansion; only they know the barely lit rooms inside and out.

As mentioned on 24 November 2001, Stephen Merchant visited this place for a friends birthday. He says they have you put on 3d glasses, but he could not tell the difference between what was actually 3d, or what was a 3D effect from the glasses. It took a short 45 seconds to go through the maze, but since he was at the back of his group, missed out on all the frights.

External Links

• Eagletribune.comStory of some girls journey in Witch Mansion.