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Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Before the colonists settled there, Salisbury was the home of the Pennacook tribe of Native Americans. It is estimated that anywhere between 3,000-12,000 Pennacook (the exact number is unclear and often debated) lived in the surrounding Merrimack Valley area where they used the Merrimack River as their primary mode of transportation.
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This town, bordered by the Merrimack River and the Atlantic Ocean, originally named Colchester, was incorporated as Salisbury in 1640.
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Salisbury includes: Cushing, Rings Island, Salisbury Beach, and Salisbury Plains.
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Old Photos, Pictures, Advertisements and Postcards from Salisbury, Massachusetts, USA

Salisbury, Massachusetts, USA

The remains of the Jennie M. Carter, Salisbury Beach
Three-mast schooner carrying paving stones, washed up on the beach with "not a soul on board" in 1894.
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Salisbury, Massachusetts, USA

The Whip, Surf Theatre and Seaview Pavilion. Salisbury Beach, Mass.
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Salisbury, Massachusetts, USA

1909 advertisement
Carr's Ice Cream
Kensington, New Hampshire, sketches and reminiscences by Mace, Ida M Published 1909
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Salisbury, Massachusetts, USA

Going Up, on the Giant Thriller, roller coaster, Salisbury Beach
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History, News and Stories of Salisbury, Massachusetts, USA

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1638 - Salisbury is settled
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates
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1639 - Salisbury is incorporated
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates
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1845 - SALISBURY. [Pop. 2,739. Inc. 1639.]
This town, which once included Amesbury, was named from Salisbury in England, whence the first minister came.
It is the most northeasterly ... Read MORE...
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1854 - Salisbury
Salisbury, a post-township in Essex co., Massachusetts, intersected by the Eastern railroad, 38 miles N. by E. from Boston, contains several... Read MORE...
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1866 - In 1866, Beach Road was constructed across Great Marsh, providing access to the town's five miles of pristine beach.
It developed into a thriving summer resort, lined with hotels, restaurants, shops, cottages, arcades and amusement parks.
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Salisbury Massachusetts, 1890
Salisbury forms the northeastern extremity of Essex County and of the State. It is bounded on the east by the ocean, on the south by Newburyport, on... Read MORE...
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1895 - Salisbury / Salisbury Point / Salisbury Beach
Salisbury, or Salisbury Point, a post-village of Essex co., Mass., in Salisbury township, near the N. of the Merrimac River, adjacent to the village... Read MORE...
1896 - FIVE MEN IN THE RIGGING.
DARKNESS SHUT IN ON THE WRECK OF THE SCHOONER FLORIDA.
LIFE CREW WALKED TWELVE MILES IN THE STORM, BUT FAILED TO EFFECT A RESCUE - TWO BODIES CAME... Read MORE...
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1906
Salisbury, a post-village of Essex co., Mass., in Salisbury township (town), near the N. bank of the Merrimac River and on the Boston and Maine R.,... Read MORE...
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(Salisbury Beach) A carousel called The Flying Horses, hand carved by Charles I. D. Looff, was installed in 1914.
John Miller built The Sky Rocket, the beach's first roller coaster. A Dodgem ride, originally built by Max and Harold Stoeher of Methuen, operated at ... Read MORE...
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