The fateful real-life events that took place in the late 1600s near the modern city of Salem, Massachusetts, have come to define the “Witch City” identity for Salem. While the tragedy associated with Salem Witch Trials compelled the Salem community to distance itself from this history for centuries, embracing it as part of the “Witch […]
With a history that stretches back to the early 1600s, the legacy associated with multiple people and eras can be found all over Salem, Massachusetts. Although the modern city is defined by the identity that the Salem Witch Trials have cultivated, many of the monuments located across Salem are connected to people and eras that […]
In 1692, nearly two hundred people in the Salem area were accused of being witches, with twenty being convicted and publicly executed. The Salem Witch Trials Memorial, located in the modern city of Salem, Massachusetts, honors these twenty victims with a monument that provides visitors with a place to reflect and also consider society-defining elements […]
Salem Common actively highlights the connections it contains to various eras of the community. Located just outside of downtown Salem, Massachusetts, the 8-acre public park has cultivated numerous features that highlight how what might otherwise be an unremarkable greenspace instead celebrates various pieces of history that are connected to the local community and the wider […]
Dedicated to the influential Beat Generation author and poet, the Jack Kerouac Commemorative is located in Kerouac Park in Lowell, Massachusetts. Previously known as Eastern Canal Park, the monument has provided the space with an identity while also being an imaginative connection to a local legend that attracts attention from across the world. Restoring and […]
The “Homage to Women” sculpture by Mico Kaufman defines Market Street Park in Lowell, Massachusetts, on multiple levels. The piece is designed to be a tribute to Lowell’s 19th century “mill girls”, representing the struggles and aspirations of all women throughout time. Market Street Park is one of the more notable spaces in Lowell and […]
The factories and boardinghouses of Lowell, Massachusetts, helped to define the early history of the city and the Industrial Revolution as a whole in the region. Many of these structures were lost over the decades, but one of the boardinghouse complexes that was saved enabled the creation of Boarding House Park. This greenspace has become […]