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Salem, Massachusetts

Salem, Massachusetts, was originally the home of Naumkeag, a tribe of Native American people, before it was established as a town in 1626 by English settler Roger Conant. Every October, the city comes alive with Halloween celebrations, such as the Haunted Happenings festival, which draws more than half a million visitors. The city got its spooky reputation because of the Salem Witch Trials of 1692, where people were wrongly tried for practicing witchcraft. Salem is also known for the Salem Maritime National Historic Site, which was the first National Historic Site in the US.…

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