I enjoyed the preserved historical atmosphere
Really cool area to walk around. All of the houses are from the 1600-1700s.
Beautiful and amazing! Hope they preserve it well because its amazing. If you are a Hocus Pocus fan, this is the place to go!
Federally protected historical site with a few buildings, the burial grounds, and the memorial.
I just heard some local teenagers were caught Sterling headstones from this historical cemetery! . I cant believe punk teenagers would do something like that!?. What the heck would they do with it besides end up destroying it to not get caught with it later on. Then its lost forever. If I get my hands on them Id killem!. Im working hard here in Maine to save our cemeteries and you guys are having yours stolen.
The Samuel Pickman House, c.1664, stands on its original site, next to the Charter Street burying point (c.1637, the second oldest burying ground in US) and is one of the few structures remaining in Salem from the days of the witch trials. In the early 1960s, Salem resident Elizabeth Reardon discovered this 17th century dwelling, long hidden beneath a mansard roof that had been added in the Victorian era.This small two story wooden building, identified as a 17th century Elizabethan house, is said to be home to a demonic entity that manifests in photos taken through the 17th century windows. The unimproved land on which this dwelling was situated, now home to the Salem Witch Trials Memorial, was acquired by Samuel pickman, a Mariner, in 1657, and his estate inventory of 1687 included mention of a house on this tract. The builder may well have been Nathaniel Pickman, Samuels father and a housewright, in 1664 but this has not been documented.Structural evidence suggest that the house originally consisted of a large right-hand hall with a chamber and attic above and a chimney bay. According to architectural historians, the house was later raised to a full two stories in about 1725, at which time they replaced the chimney. The one-story projecting porch was added about 1800.