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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MD9_blacksmith-shop_Saugus-MA.html
A ringing anvil and glowing forge were signals that the blacksmith was working. The skill, stamina, and strength of the blacksmith played an important role in constructing machinery and maintaining the ironworkers' equipment. Using simple tools an…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MD8_the-casting-house_Saugus-MA.html
A furnace at full blast kept founders preparing to receive up to a ton of molten liquid iron. Crucible contents were checked frequently and slag impurities that float on top of the heavier molten iron were removed. All preparations had to be compl…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MAC_the-forge_Saugus-MA.html
At the forge, porous and brittle cast iron was changed into tough, strong, flexible wrought iron. To the sounds of four water wheels turning, the bellows flapping, and the ground-shaking thump of the power hammer, men toiled to make wrought-iron b…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1M5S_salem-willows_Salem-MA.html
Salem Willows is named for the European white willow trees planted here in 1801 to form a shaded walk for patients convalescing at the old smallpox hospital. Later the area became a park. During the first half of the 20th century Restaurant Row on…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1M5R_on-the-line-1880-1940_Salem-MA.html
For decades, the main attraction on the line was the Willows Pavilion. This unusual looking structure boasted a roller skating rink and a 300-seat, second-floor restaurant. In the rear tower, a camera obscura projected scenes from the surrounding …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1M43_boxford-korea-and-vietnam-service-memorial_Boxford-MA.html
In honor
of those who served their country
during the Korean and Vietnam Wars
Dedicated during Boxford's Tricentennial
in memory of
Cpl James L. Melvin, USMC
This day 26 May 1985
Adjacent stones are engraved with the Honor Roll of Boxford r…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1M3F_parson-capen-house_Topsfield-MA.html
One half mile west of here is the Parson Capen House. Built in 1683 for the minister and a fine specimen of domestic architecture of the Puritan century. Now the home of the Topsfield Historical Society.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1M38_the-town-house_Salem-MA.html
Three rods west of this spot
stood, from 1718 until 1785,
The Town House.
Here Governor Burnet convened
The General Court in 1728 and 1729,
a Town Meeting held here in 1765
protested against The Stamp Act,
and another in 1769,
denounce…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1M37_the-witch-gaol_Salem-MA.html
Here stood the Salem gaol
built in 1684, used until 1813
razed in 1957
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During the witchcraft
persecution of 1692, many
of the accused were
imprisoned here. One of
them, the aged Giles
Cory (b. 1611), was press…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1M36_the-salem-witch-trials-memorial_Salem-MA.html
In 1692, nearly two hundred people in the Salem area were accused of witchcraft, then considered a crime. Twenty of the accused were tried and executed - victims of fear, superstition, and a court system that failed to protect them.
This memori…