The First Baptist Church in Salem, MA, was founded in 1804 and originally met on Federal Street. It moved to its current location on Lafayette Street in 2007. The church has a rich history tied to early American Baptist missions, including a stained-glass “Judson Window” honoring missionary Adoniram Judson. Today, it’s an active, community-focused congregation.
Historic Towns of New England. (1898). United Kingdom: G. P. Putnam's sons.
Salem, Massachusetts, USA
Salem Witch Trials, 1692
The Salem witch trials were a series of hearings and prosecutions in 1692 in colonial Massachusetts, where more than 200 people were accused of practicing witchcraft. Sparked by fear, superstition, and mass hysteria, the trials led to 20 executions and remain a cautionary tale about injustice and scapegoating.
Salem, Massachusetts, USA
Salem, from the Lookout on Witches' Hill Picturesque America... Oliver Bell Bunce, William Cullen Bryant New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1872-1874.
