Salem Β· United States

Salem in October

Salem, Massachusetts β€” contextual destination photograph
Background image for Salem, Massachusetts; not a photograph of a confirmed current event. Image: Fletcher6 Β· CC BY-SA 3.0 Β· Original on Wikimedia Commons. Resized and converted to WebP.

An October escape in a historic New England coastal city. Salem's seasonal atmosphere sits alongside the real history of the witch trials, a story that deserves care as well as curiosity.

Destination background

Salem is a historic coastal city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, located on the North Shore of Greater Boston. Continuous settlement by Europeans began in 1626 with English colonists. Salem was one of the most significant seaports for trading commodities in early American history. Prior to the dissolution of county governments in Massachusetts in 1999, it served as one of two county seats for Essex County, alongside Lawrence.

Adapted background from Wikipedia contributors, Salem, Massachusetts, CC BY-SA 4.0. This reference describes the place or tradition, rather than a current event programme.

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