Salem

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The word Salem can have many meanings.

Contents 1 Common uses 2 Places 2.1 In the United States 2.2 Outside of the United States 3 Geographic features 4 People 5 Educational institutions 6 Sports teams 7 Other

Common uses

• Salem, Massachusetts
• Salem, Oregon
• Salem witch trials

Places

"Salem" is a common name for towns and places. In ancient times it was the name of Jerusalem, before the name "Jerusalem" itself was used.

In the United States

• Salem, Alabama
• Salem, Arkansas
  • Salem, Fulton County, Arkansas
  • Salem, Saline County, Arkansas
• Salem, Connecticut
• Salem, Georgia
• Salem, Illinois
• Salem, Indiana
• Salem, Iowa
• Salem, Kentucky
• Salem, Massachusetts
• Salem, Nebraska
• Salem, New Hampshire
• Salem, New Jersey
• Salem, New Mexico
• Salem, New York
• Salem, North Carolina
• Salem, Massachusetts
• Salem, Missouri
• Salem, Ohio
• Salem, Oklahoma
• Salem, Oregon
• Salem, South Carolina
• Salem, South Dakota
• Salem, Utah
• Salem, Virginia
• Salem (Virginia Beach), Virginia
• Salem, West Virginia
• Salem, Wisconsin
  • Salem, Kenosha County, Wisconsin
  • Salem, Pierce County, Wisconsin

There are also several places which share a common variant of the "Salem" name:

• Salem Townships
• New Salems
• Lower Salem, Ohio
• Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Outside of the United States

• Salem, Tamil Nadu
• Salem Municipality, Sweden
• Salem, Germany
• Salem, Ontario
• Salem, West Bank

Geographic features

• Salem River, a tributary of the Delaware River.
• Salem Harbor, a harbor in northeastern Massachusetts.
• Salem Channel, a part of the Salem Sound.
• Salem Sound, a body of water in Massachusetts.

People

• Salem al-Hazmi, one of five men named as a hijacker in the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks.
• Peter Salem, a black slave who lived during the American Revolution.
• Salem Poor, a black soldier who fought at the Battle of Bunker Hill.
• Pamela Salem, a British film and television actress.
• Salem Chalabi, an Iraqi-American lawayer.
• Emad Salem, an FBI informant.
• Abu Salem, accused in the 1993 Bombay serial blasts case.

Educational institutions

• Salem International University
• Salem College
• Salem Academy
• Salem High School, New Hampshire

Sports teams

• Salem Stampede, a team in the International Basketball League.
• Salem Avalanche, a minor league baseball team.

Other

• Salem witch trials
• 'Salem's Lot, a horror novel by Stephen King.
• USS Salem, the name of three ships of the United States Navy.
• Old Salem, a history museum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
• Salem Communications, a Christian radio company.
• Salem number
• Salem (band)
• Salem cigarettes
• Salem Highballers, the recording name given to the McCray Family.
• Salem hypothesis
• Salem Nuclear, in New Jersey.
• Salem Monthly
• Salem Prize
• Salem the cat, a character in the comic book and television series Sabrina, the Teenage Witch.

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