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jan 1, 1626 - Salem is founded

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Gov. John Endecott and Robert Conant founded a settlement in northeastern Massachusetts initially named Naumkeag, but the colonists decided to rename it Salem, which is Hebrew for "peace."

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jan 1, 1626
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~ 400 years ago

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