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[[File:Friendship of Salem.JPG|177px|Friendship of Salem at the Salem Maritime National Historic Site.]]



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** ''[[Friendship of Salem]]'' is a 171-foot replica of a 1797 [[East Indiaman]], built in the Scarano Brothers Shipyard in Albany, New York, in 2000. The ship usually functions as a stationary museum during most of the year, however the ship is a fully functioning United States Coast Guard certified vessel capable of passenger and crew voyages, and will set sail during various times of the year. The first American [[List of areas in the United States National Park System#National historic sites|National Historic Site]] is run by the [[National Park Service]] at the [[Salem Maritime National Historic Site]] where the Friendship of Salem is docked.
** ''[[Friendship of Salem]]'' is a 171-foot replica of a 1797 [[East Indiaman]], built in the Scarano Brothers Shipyard in Albany, New York, in 2000. The ship usually functions as a stationary museum during most of the year, however the ship is a fully functioning United States Coast Guard certified vessel capable of passenger and crew voyages, and will set sail during various times of the year. The first American [[List of areas in the United States National Park System#National historic sites|National Historic Site]] is run by the [[National Park Service]] at the [[Salem Maritime National Historic Site]] where the Friendship of Salem is docked.
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[[File:Friendship of Salem.JPG|thumb|right|Friendship of Salem at the Salem Maritime National Historic Site.]]


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Revision as of 14:16, 25 April 2014

This is a timeline of the history of Salem, Massachusetts, USA.

Timeline

17th century

  • 1626
    • Settlers arrive.[1]
  • 1629
    • Town of Salem incorporated.[1]
Salem Common during the winter
  • 1629
    • The first muster on Salem Common took place where for the first time, a regiment of militia drilled for the common defense of a multi-community area [4], thus laying the foundation for what became the Army National Guard. [5]
Gedney & Cox Houses
  • 1649
    • The first Salem Custom House was built in 1649 and collected taxes on imported cargoes.
  • 1664
    • Pickman House built & is owned by the Peabody Essex Museum and is not open to the public.
  • 1665
    • Gedney House built (approximate date) & is operated as a non-profit museum by Historic New England. The house is rarely open to the public, though private tours can be arranged.
  • 1667
    • House of the Seven Gables is built for Capt. John Turner, remaining in his family for three generations, descending from John Turner II to John Turner III.
  • 1684
    • John Ward House was built. The house was moved to its present site in 1910 and restored by the Peabody Essex Museum. It is open for viewing on guided tour. Rooms on the first floor feature 17th-century furnishings.[6]

18th century

  • 1757
Samuel McIntyre, c. 1786, pastel portrait attributed to Benjamin Blyth
  • 1762
    • Derby House was built
    • Derby Wharf (1762, extended 1806) - Salem's longest wharf (nearly 1/2 mile). When in active use, it was lined with warehouses of goods from around the world. The Derby Wharf Light (1871) remains at the end of the wharf.
  • 1766
    • Salem Marine Society instituted.[2]
  • 1768
    • Essex Gazette newspaper begins publication.
Nathaniel Bowditch
  • 1775
    • On February 26, 1775, patriots raised the drawbridge at the North River, preventing British Colonel Alexander Leslie and his 300 troops of the 64th Regiment of Foot from seizing stores and ammunition hidden in North Salem. A few months later, in May 1775, a group of prominent merchants with ties to Salem, including Francis Cabot, William Pynchon, Thomas Barnard, E. A. Holyoke and William Pickman, felt the need to publish a statement retracting what some interpreted as Loyalist leanings and to profess their dedication to the Colonial cause.[3]
  • 1796
    • Chestnut Street "laid out."[4]
  • 1797
    • Friendship of Salem is built and made 15 voyages during her career, to Batavia, India, China, South America, the Caribbean, England, Germany, the Mediterranean, and Russia; she was captured as a prize of war by the British in September 1812.
    • Salem and Danvers Aqueduct incorporated.[2]

19th century

Essex Register published in Salem 1807-1840
Map of Salem, 1820
City Hall, built 1838 (photo later 19th century)
Advertisements for Salem businesses, 1857[5]
  • 1806
    • Stephen Phillips House is built and is now in the National Register of Historic Places.
    • Derby Wharf extended in 1806 - Salem's longest wharf (nearly 1/2 mile). When in active use, it was lined with warehouses of goods from around the world. 1762 Original construction.
    • Salem Charitable Mechanic Association organized.[2]
    • Handel Society formed.[6]
  • 1816
    • Salem Old Town Hall is the earliest surviving municipal structure in Salem, Massachusetts (dating from 1816–17) and an outstanding example of Federal architecture. The second floor of the building, Great Hall, has always been used as a public hall, and contained Town offices until 1837. The first floor, originally designed as a public market, now houses the Salem Museum. [8]
  • 1818
    • Salem Evangelical Library formed.[2]
  • 1819
    • Salem Society for the Moral and Religious Instruction of the Poor formed.[7]
    • Andrew–Safford House was built in 1819 and was designed in the Federal style by an unknown architect for a wealthy Russian fur merchant. It is located at 13 Washington Square and owned by the Peabody Essex Museum, and when constructed was reputed to have been the most costly house erected in the United States to that date. The massive vertical façade and the four large columns rising from the ground to the third story on the south side make this one of the most impressive houses in Salem. The house is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
    • Salem Customs House was built on the Salem Maritime National Historic Site - the 13th Customs House in Salem; the first was built in 1649. Each collected taxes on imported cargoes.
  • 1821
    • Essex Historical Society incorporated.[2]
    • Haydn Society formed.[6]
  • 1825
    • East India Marine Hall built.[2]
    • Mozart Association organized.[6]
  • 1831
    • Salem Dispensary incorporated.[2]
    • Salem Mercury newspaper begins publication.[2]
  • 1832
    • Samaritan Society formed.[2]
    • Salem Advertiser and Argus newspaper begins publication.[2]
    • Salem Glee Club formed.[6]
  • 1839
    • Salem Children's Friend Society organized.[2]
    • Salem Social Singing Society organized.[6]
  • 1841
    • Female Washington Total Abstinence Society formed.[2]
    • The Old Granite Courthouse circa 1862 also known as the County Commissioner's Building, was built in 1841 in the Greek Revival architectural style.
  • 1846
    • Salem Academy of Music formed.[6]
  • 1849
    • Salem Philharmonic Society formed.[6]
Salem Harbor, oil on canvas, Fitz Hugh Lane, 1853. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
  • 1855
    • Salem Choral Society organized.[6]
    • Salem Musical Education Society formed.[6]
  • 1857
    • Plummer Hall built.[8]
Map of Salem and Harbor, 1883
  • 1878
    • Salem Schubert Club organized.[6]
  • 1881
    • North Street Fire Station was built.
  • 1883
    • Parker Brothers was founded by George S. Parker and Frederick Huntington "Fred" Parker in his hometown of Salem, Massachusetts in 1883. Parker Brothers is an American toy and game manufacturer and brand. Since 1883, the company has published more than 1,800 games;[9] among their best known products are Monopoly, Cluedo (licensed from the British publisher and known as Clue in North America), Sorry!, Risk, Trivial Pursuit, Ouija, Aggravation, and Probe. Parker Brothers is currently a subsidiary of Hasbro. Parker's philosophy deviated from the prevalent theme of board game design; he believed that games should be played for enjoyment and did not need to emphasize morals and values. He created his first game, called Banking, in 1883 at the age of 16.[10] Parker founded his game company, initially called the Parker and Parker Company,

20th century

  • 1906
    • Parker Brothers, based in Salem, Massachusetts published the game Rook, their most successful card game to this day and it quickly became the best-selling game in the country.
    • Salem Laundry building was built and is now on the National Register of Historic Places.
  • 1907
    • The Salem Athenaeum was founded in 1810 and is one of the oldest private library organizations in the United States. The Athenaeum is located at 337 Essex Street in Chestnut Street District. In 1905, the Athenæum sold the building at 132 Essex Street to the Essex Institute (now the Peabody Essex Museum), and with the proceeds constructed the building it currently occupies, at 337 Essex Street. Dedicated in 1907
  • 1908
    • House of the Seven Gables was purchased by Caroline O. Emmerton, founder of the House of Seven Gables Settlement Association, and she restored it from 1908 to 1910 as a museum whose admission fees would support the association.
  • 1914
    • Great Salem Fire of 1914
    • Fred J. Dion Yacht Yard opens, [9] - a third-generation family business, with a tradition of quality service since 1914. We are a full-service storage and repair facility with an experienced crew of more than 20 full-time professional craftsmen.
  • 1925
    • Palmer’s Cove Yacht Club is formed [10] and is located in Salem Harbor and sponsors the Bowditch Race that is held each August in Salem Harbor.
US Post Office in Salem
Coast Guard Air Station Salem patch
First page of Charles Darrow's patent submission for Monopoly, submitted and granted in 1935 [11]
  • 1933
    • Salem Willows Yacht Club is incorporated [11] and provides clubhouse facilities, dock, launch service, gas pump and dinghy storage.
  • 1944
  • In October 1944, Air Station Salem was officially designated as the first Air-Sea Rescue station on the eastern seaboard. The Martin PBM Mariner, a hold-over from the war, became the primary rescue aircraft. In the mid-1950s helicopters came as did Grumman HU-16 Albatross amphibious flying boats (UFs).
  • 1964
  • Hawthorne Cove Marina [12] - 110-slip marina on Salem Harbor, near the Salem ferry terminal. 270 seasonal moorings are available atop winter storage for 150 boats.
  • 1969
  • Fort Pickering Light, also known as Winter Island Light, is a lighthouse built in 1871 and discontinued by the Coast Guard in 1969.
  • Pickman House was restored by Historic Salem [13] and listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Hamilton Hall at 9 Chestnut Street - added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970 & built in 1805 by Samuel McIntire -
  • 1977
  • Dodge Wing completed at the Peabody Essesx Museum [14]
  • 1978
  • Joshua Ward House was added separately to the National Register of Historic Places.
  • 1981
  • Chestnut Street District was created in 1981 and containing 407 buildings and is the city's largest district. This historic district is named after Samuel McIntire. Samuel McIntire had a house and workshop that was located 31 Summer Street.
Phillips House at 34 Chestnut Street added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 built in 1800 by Samuel McIntire -

1984

  • 1994
    • Winter Island Light is a constituent part of the Winter Island Historic District and Archeological District, which was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 14, 1994, reference number 94000335.
    • Fort Lee was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
    • Salem Willows Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
    • St. Nicholas Orthodox Church and Rectory is added to the National Register of Historic Places.
  • 1997
    • Construction of he rigging shed (80-by-16-foot wooden building) at the Salem Maritime National Historic Site, a carpentry workshop and storage space since for The Friendship.
  • 1999
    • The Salem Diner was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

21st century

Friendship of Salem at the Salem Maritime National Historic Site.
  • 2001
    • Pickering Wharf Marina opens as a full-service marina in Salem Harbor.
    • Salem Water Taxi is founded in Salem Harbor.
  • 2003
    • The National Park Service acquired the Pedrick Store House from the town of Marblehead, this 1770 warehouse will make a significant contribution to Salem Maritime's ability to interpret the important maritime heritage of Salem and its surrounding ports. Pedrick Store House was built in Marblehead, just across the harbor from Salem, in 1770 by Thomas Pedrick, a successful member of the merchant community in pre-Revolutionary War Marblehead. [13]
    • The original Fame was a fast Chebacco fishing schooner that was reborn as a privateer when war broke out in the summer of 1812. She was arguably the first American privateer to bring home a prize, and she made 20 more captures before being wrecked in the Bay of Fundy in 1814. The new Fame is a full-scale replica of this famous schooner. Framed and planked of white oak and trunnel-fastened in the traditional manner, the replica of Fame was launched in 2003. She is now based at the Salem Maritime National Historic Site at Pickering Wharf Marina, where she takes the paying public for cruises on historic Salem Sound.[14]
In celebration of Nathaniel Bowditch and his work writing the The New American Practical Navigator, first published in 1802, is still carried on board every commissioned U.S. Naval vessel., in his hometown of Salem, Massachusetts there is The Salem Ferry, named after Bowditch, a High Speed Catamaran takes people to Boston and is pictured as it is approaching its dock off Blaney Street, Salem Maritime National Historic Site.
  • Pioneer Village underwent a major renovation from 2003 until Spring 2008 when Gordon College (Massachusetts) took over its management along with Old Town Hall [15].
  • The Peabody Essex Museum completed a massive $100 million renovation and expansion resulting in the opening a new wing designed by Moshe Safdie, more than doubling the gallery space to 250,000 square feet (23,000 m²); this allowed the display of many items from its extensive holdings, which had previously been unknown to the public due to lack of capability to show them. At this time, the museum also opened to the public the Yin Yu Tang House, an early 19th-century Chinese house from Anhui Province that had been removed from its original village and reconstructed in Salem.[18]
The Peabody Essex Museum
  • 2006
    • Kimberley Driscoll becomes mayor.[19]
    • The Salem Ferry a 92-foot (28 m) high-speed catamaran that travels from Salem to Boston in 50 minutes from May to October and had its maiden voyage on June 22, 2006.
    • Waterfront redevelopment - The first step in the redevelopment was in 2006, when the State of Massachusetts gave Salem $1,000,000.[20] The bulk of the money - $750,000 - was earmarked for acquisition of the Blaney Street landing, the private, 2-acre (8,100 m2) site off Derby Street used by the ferry. Another $200,000 was approved for the design of the new Salem wharf, a large pier planned for the landing, which officials said could be used by small cruise ships, commercial vessels and fishing boats.
  • 2007
    • Salem Arts Association incorporated.[21]
    • Doyle Sailmakers expanded into a new 31,000 square foot loft in Salem, Massachusetts
    • The City of Salem launched the Haunted Passport program which offers visitors discounts and benefits from local tourist attractions and retailers from October to April.

[17]

    • On March 29, 2007, the House of the Seven Gables Historic District was designated a National Historic Landmark.[22]
    • Pedrick Store House, a three-story building, constructed around 1770, is a historic rigging and sail loft, which the Park Service relocated from Marblehead to Salem in 2007 & construction began in the rebuilding of the Pedrick Store House, which had been in storage for many years disassembled - current location is Derby Wharf at the Salem Maritime National Historic Site [18] [19] [20]

[21]

  • 2009
    • Start of the Salem Farmers Market, taking place every Thursday - starting in June and going thru to October at Derby Square on Front Street [22]
  • 2010
    • The City of Salem's plans call for a total build-out of the current Blaney Street pier, known as the Salem Wharf project. When finished, the Blaney Street pier will be home to small to medium sized cruise ships, commercial vessels and the Salem Ferry. This project is fully engineered and permitted.[23]
    • On July 28, 2010 Governor of Massachusetts Deval Patrick signed into law today a bill that transforms Salem State College into Salem State University. Salem and eight other Massachusetts state colleges have collectively formed a new Massachusetts state university system. [23]
    • Salem Harborwalk opened in July 2010 to celebrate the rebirth of the Salem waterfront as a source of recreation for visitors as well as the local community. The 1,100-foot (340 m) walkway extends from the area of the Salem Fire Station to the Salem Waterfront Hotel.[24][25]
  • The $57.5 million, 525-student residence hall on Central Campus at Salem State University opened. [24]
Logo of Salem State University
  • 2011
    • The Peabody Essex Museum announced it had raised $550 million with plans to raise an additional $100 million by 2016.[26] The Boston Globe reported this was the largest capital campaign in the museum's history vaulting the Peabody Essex into the top tier of major art museums.[27] The Peabody Essex Museum trustees co-chairs Sam Byrne and Sean Healey with board president Robert Shapiro led the campaign.[28]$200 to $250 million will fund the museum’s 175,000-square-foot expansion bringing the total square footage to 425,000 square feet [25]. The Peabody Essex ranks among the top 20 art museums in the U.S. by measures including gallery space and endowment.[26]
    • Opening of the $109 million J. Michael Ruane Judicial Centerin Salem, located at 56 Federal Street. [27]
    • A bike program called Salem Spins, that offers bicycles, free of charge, for use around the city. The program started in 2011 with a fleet of 20 bicycles and is split between two hubs, at Salem State University and downtown, near the Hawthorne Hotel.[29] In 2011, Salem was awarded $25,000 from the Green Communities grant program, which went toward the purchase of the bike fleet. Fees are charged to a participant's credit card only if they return the bike late or damaged. Right now, Salem Spins is open only to people over the age of 18. But the city is considering changing that, Marquis said, as well as producing a bike map for participants and offering a "seasonal pass" where bikes could be used for more than one day at a time.
    • Waterfront redevelopment - construction crews were building a long seawall at the Blaney Street landing, which runs from the edge of the ferry dock back toward Derby Street and along an inner harbor. This is one of the early and key pieces of the Salem Pier, which the city hopes to have completed by 2014 and is the key to eventually bring cruise ships to Salem.[30][31]
    • A master plan was developed for Winter Island in Salem, with help from the planning and design firm The Cecil Group of Boston and Bioengineering Group of Salem, and the City of Salem paid $45,000 in federal money.[32] In the long term the projected cost to rehabilitate just the barracks is $1.5 million. But in the short term, there are multiple lower-cost items like a proposed $15,000 for a kayak dock or $50,000 to relocate and improve the bathhouse. This is a very important project since Fort Pickering guarded Salem Harbor as far back as the 17th century.[33]
    • In 2011, a mahogany side chair with carving done by Samuel McIntire sold at auction for $662,500.[34] The price set a world record for Federal furniture. McIntyre was one of the first architects in the United States, and his work represents a prime example of early Federal-style architecture. Elias Hasket Derby, Salem's wealthiest merchant and thought to be America's first millionaire, and his wife, Elizabeth Crowninshield, purchased the set of eight chairs from McIntire.[35]
  • 2012
    • Waterfront redevelopment - In June 2012, the $1.75 million was awarded by the state of Massachusetts and will launch a first phase of dredging and construction of a 100-foot (30 m) extension of the pier; a harborwalk to improve pedestrian access; and other lighting, landscaping and paving improvements. Dredging will allow the city to attract other ferries, excursion vessels and cruise ships of up to 250 feet (76 m).[36]
  • 2013
    • President Barack Obama on the 10th of January 2013 signed executive order HR1339 "which designates the City of Salem, Mass., as the birthplace of the U.S. National Guard. [28]
  • Salem has eight stations where drivers can charge their electric cars. Four are located at the Museum Place Mall near the Peabody Essex Museum and the other four are in the South Harbor garage across the street from the Salem Waterfront Hotel. [29] The program started in January 2013 and will be free of charge for two years, allowing people to charge their electric cars and other electric vehicles for up to six hours. This program was paid for by a grant from the state of Massachusetts due to Salem's status as a Massachusetts Green Community. [30]
  • Salem State University campus - $74 million, 122,000-square-foot library at . [31] The new library will have more than 150 public computers and 1,000 seats of study space, from tables and desks to lounge chairs scattered throughout the building.
  • Salem State University campus - $15 million 40,000-square-foot, two-story, glass-walled facility at the existing athletic O’Keefe Center complex. The new fitness facility will provide—in addition to more exercise equipment, two basketball courts, a yoga studio, and a conference/lecture hall that can accommodate an audience of 1000—a place where students can gather, connect and find a bit of respite from the rigors of their academic studies. [32]
  • Salem State University campus - Construction announcement of a $36 to $42 million Dorn for 350 to 400 students. A construction start in the spring of 2014 is the goal and to have the new residence hall open in 2015. [33] [34]
  • Salem will be getting a new state-of-the-art, 20,000-square-foot Senior Center. In March 2013, The Salem Senior Center was finalized in March 2013 by the Mayor of Salem & the Salem city councilors it is official with a $4.9 million bond — the final OK needed to build a community/senior center as part of a private/public development at Boston and Bridge streets.[35] [36] The Salem Senior Center will include parking for 374 automobiles. [37]

See also

References

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  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Salem Directory and City Register. Salem, Mass.: Henry Whipple. 1842. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
  3. ^ ''The Loyalists of Massachusetts and the Other Side of the American Revolution'', James H. Stark, James H. Stark, Boston, 1910. Books.google.com. Retrieved 2012-11-10.
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  5. ^ Adams, George (1857), The Salem directory, Salem, Mass.: H. Whipple & Son, OCLC 36779111
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k George M. Whipple (1886). "A sketch of the musical societies of Salem". Essex Institute Historical Collections. 23. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
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  8. ^ Plummer Hall, Salem, Mass.: Salem Athenaeum, 1882, OCLC 13736607
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  12. ^ "Frequently Asked Questions about MONOPOLY". Retrieved 2009-02-26.
  13. ^ Historic Salem
  14. ^ [3] * 1977
    • Dodge Wing completed at the Peabody Essesx Museum
  15. ^ a b c Wojahn, Ellen (1988). "Fold". Playing by Different Rules. American Management Association (amacom). p. 217. ISBN 0-8144-5861-0. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  16. ^ Dougherty, Philip H. (February 8, 1983). "Parker Bros. adding book publishing line". The Miami News. New York Times News Service. p. 8A. Retrieved August 5, 2010.
  17. ^ a b Gorov, Linda (February 9, 1984). "Parker Brothers giving [children's] music market a spin" (Registration required to read article). The Boston Globe. The New York Times Company. Retrieved September 21, 2010. Parker's move comes on the heels of its 1983 entry into children's books. Its 12 books about Care Bears and Strawberry Shortcake sold an unprecedented 3.5 [million units].
  18. ^ Peabody Essex Museum collections (Peabody Essex Museum, 1999)
  19. ^ "Meet the Mayors". Washington, DC: United States Conference of Mayors. Retrieved March 30, 2013.
  20. ^ "Salem gets $1M for waterfront » SalemNews.com, Salem, MA". Salemnews.com. 2006-12-18. Retrieved 2012-09-03.
  21. ^ "Salem Arts Association website". Retrieved 2011-11-02.
  22. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Listings: April 13, 2007". National Park Service. Retrieved 2007-06-26.
  23. ^ City of Salem, MA. "City of Salem, MA - City to purchase Blaney Street parcel today". Salem.com. Retrieved 2012-09-03.
  24. ^ Galang, Stacie N. (July 16, 2010). "Salem Harborwalk opens amid appreciative crowd". The Salem News. Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc. Retrieved April 28, 2011.
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  26. ^ Peabody Essex announces $650 million campaign, WickedLocal.com, November 14, 2011
  27. ^ Peabody Essex vaults into top tier by raising $550 million, Boston Globe, November 6, 2011.
  28. ^ PEM announces $650 million advancement, Peabody Essex Museum press release, November 7, 2011.
  29. ^ "A SECOND CYCLE » Local News » SalemNews.com, Salem, MA". Salemnews.com. 2012-08-30. Retrieved 2012-09-03.
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  31. ^ "Salem Harbor Power Station To Close In 2014 « CBS Boston". Boston.cbslocal.com. 2011-05-11. Retrieved 2012-09-03.
  32. ^ "Plan calls for amphitheater, other fixes at Winter Island » Local News » SalemNews.com, Salem, MA". Salemnews.com. 2012-08-30. Retrieved 2012-09-03.
  33. ^ "Patrick-Murray Administration Creates Ports of Massachusetts Compact". Mass.gov. 2012-04-30. Retrieved 2012-09-03.
  34. ^ "THE ELIAS HASKET DERBY FEDERAL CARVED MAHOGANY SIDE CHAIR | CARVING ATTRIBUTED TO SAMUEL MCINTIRE (1757-1811), SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS, 1790-1798 | American Furniture & Decorative Arts Auction | side chair, Furniture & Lighting | Christie's". Christies.com. Retrieved 2012-09-03.
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  36. ^ "State awards $1.75M to Blaney Street wharf project » Local News » SalemNews.com, Salem, MA". Salemnews.com. 2012-08-30. Retrieved 2012-09-03.

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