And she can correct me in a few minutes. So tourism in new england began in the colonial era. Ford was the first great tourist city, followed by a city near boston. Beginf tourism cannot until the 1840s, coinciding with industrialization. Salems tourism lagged. We were not a Tourist Destination. If we wanted to, we went to the scenesn a lighted that 1879, there was a Steam Railway which was in salem. There was also a horse drawn trolley that went down at six street essex street. There,ere gazebos down the methodist summer camp changed over to be secondhome ownership. The wealthy of salem lived there. A small secondtier tourism destination in the 1880s. It is not lost that this was the home of the witchcraft hysteria in 1692. It was always part of our history. Apparently, in the 1880s, both the witch house, and the old goal of the basement remained. It was on federal street. Now since gone. Theyre both private residences. And you can arrange to visit both places. And that was perhaps th
I will say about the title. That was almost the title for me book. And i was pleased actually when the gang thought it would be a good title for this day. It seems to me the trials of 1692ment as we all know those of us who live and work and hang around salem that there are other trials that are related to the trial. And to some degrees thats what were talking about this afternoon. And our sessions on witch city and keynote speech by professor foot on hill. Just one thought from me before i introduce the panel, and that is that its my sincere hope that the work of the past couple years to recognize the execution site of proctors ledge and hopefully be a new start of fresh beginning for salem to really recognize officially and formally this troubled troubled history. And i just want to say i probably should have said this this morning. But the mayor and her staff and everyone in the city of salem i think has just been incredibly supportive. When we first came forward to them and told th
I will say about the title. That was almost the title for me book. And i was pleased actually when the gang thought it would be a good title for this day. It seems to me the trials of 1692ment as we all know those of us who live and work and hang around salem that there are other trials that are related to the trial. And to some degrees thats what were talking about this afternoon. And our sessions on witch city and keynote speech by professor foot on hill. Just one thought from me before i introduce the panel, and that is that its my sincere hope that the work of the past couple years to recognize the execution site of proctors ledge and hopefully be a new start of fresh beginning for salem to really recognize officially and formally this troubled troubled history. And i just want to say i probably should have said this this morning. But the mayor and her staff and everyone in the city of salem i think has just been incredibly supportive. When we first came forward to them and told th
I will say about the title. That was almost the title for me book. And i was pleased actually when the gang thought it would be a good title for this day. It seems to me the trials of 1692ment as we all know those of us who live and work and hang around salem that there are other trials that are related to the trial. And to some degrees thats what were talking about this afternoon. And our sessions on witch city and keynote speech by professor foot on hill. Just one thought from me before i introduce the panel, and that is that its my sincere hope that the work of the past couple years to recognize the execution site of proctors ledge and hopefully be a new start of fresh beginning for salem to really recognize officially and formally this troubled troubled history. And i just want to say i probably should have said this this morning. But the mayor and her staff and everyone in the city of salem i think has just been incredibly supportive. When we first came forward to them and told th
I will say about the title. That was almost the title for me book. And i was pleased actually when the gang thought it would be a good title for this day. It seems to me the trials of 1692ment as we all know those of us who live and work and hang around salem that there are other trials that are related to the trial. And to some degrees thats what were talking about this afternoon. And our sessions on witch city and keynote speech by professor foot on hill. Just one thought from me before i introduce the panel, and that is that its my sincere hope that the work of the past couple years to recognize the execution site of proctors ledge and hopefully be a new start of fresh beginning for salem to really recognize officially and formally this troubled troubled history. And i just want to say i probably should have said this this morning. But the mayor and her staff and everyone in the city of salem i think has just been incredibly supportive. When we first came forward to them and told th