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Beverly in Essex County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
 

Rev. John Hale House

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Rev. John Hale House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, July 3, 2018
1. Rev. John Hale House Marker
Inscription. Beverly's first minister played a major role during the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692. In this house he penned the classic study of the Salem trials -"A Modest Inquiry into the Nature of Witchcraft"
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, MusicGovernment & PoliticsReligion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1692.
 
Location. 42° 32.95′ N, 70° 52.467′ W. Marker is in Beverly, Massachusetts, in Essex County. It is on Hale Street near Bancroft Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 39 Hale Street, Beverly MA 01915, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Massachusetts’ North Shore, in Greater Boston, and in the Merrimack Valley. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Hale Farm (within shouting distance of this marker); Beverly Korean War Memorial (approx. half a mile away); The Memorial Bell (approx. half a mile away); Beverly Vietnam War Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Beverly World War I Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Beverly World War II Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Millstone (approx. 0.9 miles away); Hospital Point Light / Honor the Valiant Men (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Beverly.
 
Also see . . .  Hale Farm at Historic Beverly. (Submitted on December 12, 2020, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
 
Donation Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, July 3, 2018
2. Donation Marker
Rev. John Hale House image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, July 3, 2018
3. Rev. John Hale House
Historic Beverly Banner image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, July 3, 2018
4. Historic Beverly Banner
The Hale Farm Sign image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, July 3, 2018
5. The Hale Farm Sign
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 12, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 9, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 593 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on December 9, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
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