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Salem, MA is usually associated accosicated for it's tourism and cultural aspects typically associated with the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. This aspect of the city is embraced highly.

So highly, infact, during non tourist seasons you will not be able to see the museums associated with the history of the city. One of which is the Pirate Museum. Now most people do not associate Salem with Pirates. But Piracy does prove to be a pivital point in US history. They helped with the US win over the Revolutionary War.

In this area notorious pirate captains, such as; Kidd, Blackbeard, Bellamy and Quelch, roamed the waters off Boston's North Shore, known as the Gold Coast, while so-called witches were being hanged at Salem. Like many of today's New Englanders, pirates spent their winters in the tropics and their summers here. Most 17th and 18th-century pirates were, in fact, New Englanders and New Yorkers, with gold and silver from Central America and merchandise from Europe. Many buried their ill-gotten treasures off shore on the islands that dot our coast, and much of it is still there, just waiting to be dug up.

Salem National Maritime National Historic Site is the first National Historic Site designated by Congress.

Remember to ask the shop owners any questions you may have. They have alot of historical knowledge and a wealty of information to share with you!
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Witches and Ghosts in Salem, Mass.
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Aug 24, 2006 - Aug 30, 2006
     Kerry and I decided to get up early and head to Salem today; Kerry had been there before but I hadn't and I really wanted to see it. Of course as our luck would have it evidently everyone else was also going to Salem or at least in the geneal direction of Salem as we no sooner got on the highway and traffic heading north was in a standstill with <gasp> people blowing their horns. I know it's shocking but yes at 830am people were already armed with their trusty h...
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a Crowded house and Salem Witch Museum
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Aug 13, 2004 - Oct 15, 2006
My friend, Suzi & I got to Salem around 10am & went to the visitor center to decide what to see & do. It was supposed to rain but it ended up being a beautiful day. We first went to the WITCH DUNGEON MUSEUM with a reenactment and then a tour of the Dungeon.  There were cells that only one person could fit in. There was a board hanging from the original dungeon that the guide said if men touched it brought bad luck but if women did, it brought them good luck so of co...
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Salem ,MA
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May 21, 2005 - Jun 02, 2005
Extensive trip spanning the BoWash Corridor (Boston to Washington DC)
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Witchcraft hysteria
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Nov 14, 2007 - Nov 17, 2007
Being the tourists that we were, we went into Salem for the afternoon. It was incredibly complicated trying to get there, as we missed a few trains before we realized exactly how to get out there, but the city itself was great. Very quaint and quite pretty (although it was freezing!). We went into the Witch History Museum and the Witch Dungeon, which were $7 each for admission. We opted to not visit the Pirate Museum, although if we would have seen all three there would have been a $5 dis...
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