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appearance. In this building General Gage and Governor 

 Hutchinson were entertained in 1774. 



In the Assembly House in Federal St., built in 1782, 

 Generals Washington and Knox attended a brilliant 

 assemblage of ladies and gentlemen in Oct., 1789, when 

 the President visited Salem. 



Monday, April 8, 1895. — Hon. Charles Carleton 

 Coffin, of Boston, lectured on "The Study of American 

 History." He traced briefly the history of our own 

 country, from its discovery by Columbus down to the 

 present time, and showed how great events and impor- 

 tant changes had often resulted from small things. He 

 gave personal reminiscences of his experiences at Bull 

 Run and Gettj'sburg, graphically describing those famous 

 battles, and showing where comparatively small matters 

 had very materially affected the results. 



Monday, April 15, 1895. — A regular- meeting of the 

 society this evening in the Library room. The Secretar}'^ 

 read a paper on the old localities about Salem. His 

 remarks were of an historical nature, interspersed with 

 anecdote. Among the localities mentioned were Button- 

 hole, Knockers-hole, Norman St., Norman's rocks, old 

 Eveleth house and vicinity, Creek Court, Broadfield, 

 " Neighbor Thompson's" field or "Nauvoo," Circus Lane 

 or Hathorne St., Wapping, Juniper, HoUingsworth Hill, 

 Winter Island, Hospital Point, Bentley's rock, Gifford's 

 Cave, Plank Alley or Elm St., Hawkes' Wharf or New 

 Dublin, Seccomb's Wharf where anthracite coal was first 

 sold in Salem (1826), Stage Point now site of Naumkeag 

 Mills, Ship-yards in South Salem, Early ships, etc., 

 Burying Point now Charter St. Cemetery (first burying 

 place in Salem), Old Paved Street, Cheapside, "Nigger 

 Huts" on Turnpike, Oliver's Cellar (site of Lynde Block), 



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