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The Danvers, Massachussets page says that the trials occured in Salem, not in Salem Village. At least one of these pages is obviously wrong.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 131.211.226.108 ( talk • contribs) 17:49, 5 April 2004
I think there should be a separate article on the Salem Village where the witchhunt took place Stancel 20:16, 13 May 2005 (UTC)
The Jerusalem page says that the city was referred to as "Salem" in Genesis, and the "salem" word may be a reference to "shalom" or it may be the word for "complete". I don't know definitively, but it seems to me most likely that Salem Mass was named after the old name for the city of Jerusalem.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.174.107.130 ( talk • contribs) 22:35, 7 July 2005
Mention the motto (slogan? adline?) "Stop by for a spell"? Trekphiler 23:49, 17 December 2005 (UTC)
I'm just going by memory here, but I've attended a handful of lectures by noted local historian Jim(?) McCallister(?) [well, not noted by me obviously]. As I recall, the accused were primarily the decadent rich from Salem Town and the accusers were predominantly from the less-wealthy Salem Village--this was partly a class issue. I'll see what *good* references I can find. Yes, I don't have any particularly good information to contribute at the moment, but I'll see this entry in my log and I'll remember to look stuff up. Straif 18:11, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
Salem and the counties around it was one of the largest, most prosperous and influential regions in early America, more important than Boston. Perhaps at some point that will be reflected in the article. flux.books 22:03, 12 February 2006 (UTC)
The city was founded in 2 A.D. ?—Preceding unsigned comment added by Mrrightguy10 ( talk • contribs) 02:55, 11 May 2006
Needs a source, and more information: which Native Americans, speaking what language? -- Ptcamn ( talk) 20:25, 15 January 2008 (UTC)
This section seems tacked on and cites no references. Is it really relevant to the article? Koifishkid ( talk) 23:08, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
I have a question. There is very few non-profit organizations in Salem Massachusetts that are involved in tourism in the town. The article cites places such as Peabody Essex Museum,StudioEIS, and TV Land. What is the deleniation between vanity or blatant advertisement and legitimate additions to wikipedia? Size and scope, or how much money an organization has? Can you clarify? The only non-profit organization listed in the article is National Historic site, should that be the only tourist attraction listed within the tourism section? Docspond ( talk) 17:53, 3 April 2008 (UTC)
Given that it's a redlink, i.e. Wikipedia has no article on him, I think a citation is needed to show that the information is correct and that he's considered to be important, at least in the Salem community. A local newspaper article would be OK, I think. Dpbsmith (talk) 18:24, 6 October 2008 (UTC)
How is Salem pronounced? Jay ( talk) 08:11, 4 June 2009 (UTC)
like the cta out of that t.v show? Sabrina the teenage witch. lol AnOicheGhealai ( talk) 01:06, 5 November 2009 (UTC)
Hello, I typed "salem" in google and the first result was this page. However, I was looking for the Oregon capital. Neither of these have a disambiguation page, or some link to easily check the others "salem". I write here, because it's google's first result. I just highlighted/deleted the url to make me go to the disambiguation page, no big deal, but some might find it useful. Should'nt there be an easy link? Thanx and keep up the good work ! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.72.159.69 ( talk) 00:01, 26 April 2010 (UTC)
And no mention AT ALL about the modern Wiccan and Pagan community? Nor their driving force retail and event wise during Haunted Happenings? Clearly a article written by people who have not a clue about modern day Salem. -Rev. PMW —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.104.21.44 ( talk) 20:28, 20 August 2010 (UTC)
Please note that Daniel Low, who made the witch trial souvenir spoon, was a jeweler (perhaps in addition to being a "dry goods merchant"). I have a gold watch from Low Jeweler inscribed 1892. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Souvenir_spoon for Wikipedia article mentioning Daniel Low as a Jeweler. Suggest approval of change or reference to Low being a jeweler in addition to being a "dry goods merchant." Pbh444 ( talk) 20:37, 13 September 2010 (UTC)
Tried to delete the spam added by 190.10.162.188, however it's not coming up. Page must be semi-protected. Please take a look at that user's edits. 91.85.168.1 ( talk) 17:16, 15 April 2011 (UTC)
I am not an expert on the history (which is why I looked at this article), but The 1629 Charter of Massachusetts refers to it as "land around Salem". I take that to mean that Salem existed before the proprietors of Massachusetts Bay (Endicot, et Als) were active. The section on the founding suggest that Massachusetts Bay had something to do with the founding of Salem. It appears that someone tried to correct that section, but it resulted in there being some contradictory paragraphs. I hope that someone who knows the history will straighten things out. PLewicke ( talk) 16:19, 12 June 2011 (UTC)
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I made a slight modification to the line about ergot poisoning as a possible cause for the hysteria. The original line said "which experts now suspect may have been the result of ergot poisoning." No, it's just one theory that isn't even accepted by all of the scientific community. I think it actually even needs a source to be included here at all. 170.145.0.100 ( talk) 02:40, 19 September 2011 (UTC)
The current history of Salem states:
Salem was founded at the mouth of the Naumkeag river in 1626, at the site of an ancient Native American village and trading center (it was originally called Naumkeag and was renamed Salem three years later) by a company of fishermen from Cape Ann led by Roger Conant, and incorporated in 1629.
My queries are:
(a) It is not clear whether Naumkeag was founded in 1623 and renamed to Salem in 1626, or whether Naumkeag was founded in 1626 and renamed to Salem in 1629 (and also incorporated). This needs to be clarified.
ANSWER:
A History of Salem Massachusetts, by Sidney Perley (1924), Volume I (1626-1637) pp 142:
Rev. Mr.Higginson had been at Naumkeag less than a month [he arrived June 29 1629] when, at his suggestion, the name of Salem, from the Hebrew place name meaning peace, was given to the plantation...
Therefore, it was renamed in July 1629 ... and the derivation of the name is also clarified.
(b) ** More importantly **
(see
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/01/John_Smith_1616_New_England_map.PNG)
Capt John Smith's map of New England dated 1616, clearly shows 'Salem' in its present location some 10-13 years before it is alleged that Naumkeag was changed to 'Salem'. This conflicts with the current history (above).
A History of Salem Massachusetts, by Sidney Perley (1924), Volume I (1626-1637) pp 86, states:
The map of New England made by Capt. John Smith is supposed to have been made about 1617, but it must have been produced after 1620 as Portsmouth is marked upon it. Probably it was drawn in 1627 as the settlement of the old planters at Naumkeag is marked Bristow (Bristol) - a name given to he colony by Captain Smith because they were from the west of England.
My comment: Note that Perley calmly accepts a difference of 11 years between the purported date of the map (1616) and his "probable" year of 1627. Also, he does not comment on the existence of the name "Salem" on the same map, which I find strange, since Bristow is right next to it. Surely this calls into question either the authenticity of the "History of Salem Massachusetts", or Capt. Smith's map? They cannot both be correct.
Cretan stu ( talk) 00:59, 10 February 2012 (UTC)
I just started a discussion on the disambiguation page. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Salem#Discussion_Requested:_Primary_Topic Weebro55 ( talk) 04:56, 7 June 2012 (UTC)
The murder of Captain Joseph White in 1830 captivated the American public. The trial of one of the murderers was won by Daniel Webster. The murder was used by both E. A. Poe ("The Tell-Tale Heart") and Nathaniel Hawthorne (in a couple of stories). Is this enough to include it in the town's history? Kdammers ( talk) 11:29, 7 April 2014 (UTC)
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English isn't my first language, therefore I'm not sure, but I think that in the paragraph "Designation as National Guard Birthplace" "This as later approved by the U.S. House of Representatives (...)" should be "This was later approved by the U.S. House of Representatives (...)". 93.222.225.71 ( talk) 14:22, 1 October 2015 (UTC)
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I started looking closely at the recent edit history after noticing a strange assertion [1]:
"Daniel Webster Black Dan, Great Orator, Director of the Second Bank of the United States Boston, Settled Ashburton-Webster treaty with the head of Baring Brothers Bank, Secretary of State to Presidents Fillmore, Tyler, and Harrison, basis for Sam the Eagle of the Muppets, Assassinated Presidents Polk, Harrison, and Taylor with Senator Henry Clay."
Looking through the edit history, I see that this and a lot of other odd material about bribes and assassinations originated with edits from an anon IP back in September [2], sourced to what I'm fairly sure is the IP's self-published books about Salem tunnels and other subjects. The author, Christopher Jon Luke Dowgin, runs local tours which seem to have a whimsical nature. Some of the material looked OK, but there was too much questionable stuff that had no other sources beyond Dowgin's books, so I've removed as much as I could. OhNoitsJamie Talk 15:30, 7 February 2018 (UTC)
Hey there, User:Dilidor. My wording may be awkward, but what didn’t make sense was two county seats. Isn’t that like a country having two capital cities? My edit was trying to explain this odd situation - well, odd to folks who don’t live in U.S. and don’t know that two simultaneous county seats is the norm. I look to you, and your knowledge on this issue, to use better wording than I did in my poor attempt to cover this double-seat situation. Perhaps, given that the county seats were abolished nearly two decades ago, the entire statement no longer needs to be in the lede, but could be an interesting item in the body of the article? I lean on your expertise, and thank you for your help. Jmg38 ( talk) 22:29, 15 October 2018 (UTC)
There are presently 15 citations in the intro, and some instances feature four or five citations for a single statement. This would be considered excessive in the body of the article, but it's beyond excessive in the intro, since citations are not required at all in the intro. I tried removing them, but it caused problems with the references section. Could somebody with more technical facility kindly address this? All citations should be removed from the intro. If there is a statement in the intro which is not expanded upon in the body of the article, it does not require a citation—it should be removed altogether. Statements that are expounded upon in the body do not need to be cited at the top. Clearing out the clutter of notations will make the intro eminently more readable. — Dilidor ( talk) 10:08, 16 October 2018 (UTC)
There is a photo that is supposed to be "one of the many sealed tunnels," and there is no source, no supporting evidence, no nothing. As wiki says, "content must be verifiable," and this is just someone's unsupported claim. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:18D:581:1030:CD2D:7D76:88ED:6710 ( talk) 16:29, 27 March 2020 (UTC)
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On John Smith's 1616 map of New England, a location indicated as "Salem" appears north of the Charles River and south of Cape Ann(a). Is it possible that this is the origin of the town's name?
The article currently just says "To recognize this peaceful transition to the new government, the name of the settlement was changed to Salem". 70.172.194.25 ( talk) 17:55, 23 September 2022 (UTC)