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100
The town that Salem was originally part of.
What is Haverhill.
100
The highest elevation in Salem is 354 feet.
What is Spicket Hill/Blueberry Hill
100
The original location of Schoolhouse #5.
What is Bluff St.
100
This Salemite is known for building Salem's first automobile.
Who is Thomas Duston?
100
Donna Sytek, member of the Ethics commitee was not only a member of the NH Senate, but also the first woman in NH to do this.
What was the Speaker of the House?
100
This is the NH state flower.
What is the purple lilac?
200
The date Salem was founded.
What is May 11,1750?
200
This building, located in the Salem Depot, became a restaurant called Samantha's.
What is the First Baptist Church on Main Street?
200
Salem’s first high school was named for this prominent philanthropist from Salem.
Who is Woodbury?
200
The Red Barn was known for many years as Bill’s Market, he was the owner.
Who is Bill Brown?
200
Twice a year, you can visit this person to make sure your property taxes are paid.
Who is Martha Breen?
200
Pollis Pond and Haverhill Pond are now known as what famous pond?
What is Canobie Lake.
300
A store or tavern has been on the site of the Red Barn since the time of the revolution. For most of that time, it was known as this. Named after the family that bought the store in 1805 and operated it for over 100 years.
What is Ewin's Store?
300
Route 28 is Salem’s busiest and most congested road. It was originally built in 1804 as a direct line from Boston to Concord.
What is the Londonderry Turnpike.
300
This school was used before and even for a short time after the Barron School was built.
What is the Foss School.
300
This known Salem business has the same name of a famous NBA Celtics player who made the first 3 point basket.
Who is Ford?
300
This committee works hard to make sure our green areas are protected.
Who is the conservation commission?
300
This well known ride was designed by Herbert Schmeck and Frank Hoover of the Philadelphia Toboggan Company in 1930. It was later moved to Canobie Lake Park in the 50's.
What is the Yankee Cannonball.
400
The oldest business on Route 28 founded in 1907 by William Croft and Thomas Devine.
What was the Granite State Potato Chip Factory?
400
Salem used to have four post offices. The one at North Salem is still there. In the 1960’s, these three post office locations merged to form Salem’s main post office.
What is Salem Center (Bill’s Market), Salem Depot, and Canobie Lake Station?
400
This school is the home to our mascots the Honeybees.
What is the Salem Preschool at Haigh School?
400
Salem’s first judge.
Who was L. Wallace Hall?
400
This organization was very active in town before the establishment of the Budget Committee and successfully sponsored the change to the town manager’s system of government.
Who are the Salem Taxpayers Association?
400
In 1905, a treaty was signed in Portsmouth ending this foreign war.
What is the Russo-Japanese War?
500
This man operated a sawmill in Salem and using the wood cut there, built the meetinghouse at Salem center still in use today as the Salem Historic Museum.
Who is Henry Sanders?
500
Messer’s Village, located on the Salem/Methuen Line, was renamed this at the request of Edward F. Searles.
What is Hampshire Road?
500
Salem’s schools used to be divided into 10 districts. Today known as Palmer School, this schoolhouse was known by what number when it was in use? It was the last one room schoolhouse to be used in Salem; replaced by North Salem Elementary School in 1967.
What is # 4.
500
This character is known for representing one of our famous Salem streets.
Who is Gerry Monty?
500
There are currently how many active boards/committees that represent the town.
What is 19?
500
Back in the day, railroads had three passenger stations in Salem, at these locations.
What was Canobie Lake Station, Salem Depot and Hampshire Road?