. New Boston; a chronicle of progress in developing a greater and finer city--under the auspices of the Boston-1915 movement. oes across North Bridge, marked byflagstaff and tablet. At the North Bridge, themarch of Colonel Leslie and the Sixty-FourthRegiment in search of concealed cannon waschecked on Sunday, February 26, 1775. Herewas first forcible resistance to British aggression. To the right, make detour to the oldest house inSalem, The Witch House, corner North andEssex Streets. This house was built before 1635and was occupied in 1602 by Judge Corwin; somepreliminary witchcraft examinati
. New Boston; a chronicle of progress in developing a greater and finer city--under the auspices of the Boston-1915 movement. oes across North Bridge, marked byflagstaff and tablet. At the North Bridge, themarch of Colonel Leslie and the Sixty-FourthRegiment in search of concealed cannon waschecked on Sunday, February 26, 1775. Herewas first forcible resistance to British aggression. To the right, make detour to the oldest house inSalem, The Witch House, corner North andEssex Streets. This house was built before 1635and was occupied in 1602 by Judge Corwin; somepreliminary witchcraft examinations are said tohave taken place here. Return to Federal Street and pass to the CourtHouses. Go between the two buildings, to firstroom on the right, where in a table case are shownwitchcraft records and witch pins. The lawlibrary is upstairs and many portraits, includingHunts picture of Chief Justice Shaw. Turn into Washington Street, under which theBoston and Maine Railroad passes. Lookingnorth on the opposite side is Old Bakery, 23 Wash-ington Street (1683), showing projecting second^ WHAT TO SEE IX AND AROIXD liOSTOX. THE AVITCH HOUSE, SALE?^ story, soon to be demolished or moved elsewhereand preserved. Turn to the east and come to site of WitchcraftCourt House. See tablet, 70 Washington Street. The City Hall, Washington Street, built in 1838,has many portraits of interest, and the originalIndian deed of Salem. The center of the city is Town House Square,the site of old Town House (see tablet on church).Here Governor Burnet convened the GeneralCourt in 17^28 and 1729. A dinner was given toSir William Pepperell by the town (July 4, 1746).The House of Assembly met here wuth closed doorsand defied Governor Gage (1774). First ProvincialCongress met here (1774). Site of Endicott andthe Red Cross episode (1634), and of HawthornesRill from the Old Town Pump. Houses ofOld Planters Conant and Woodbury (1626) andof Endicott, Roger Williams, Hugh Peter, andHigginson nearby. In Ward Hou
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