Lawrence and Salem are both the county seat for Essex County
Salisbury is in Essex County
Essex County(344) ► ADJACENT TO ESSEX COUNTY Middlesex County(404) ► Suffolk County(533) ► Hillsborough County, New Hampshire(81) ► Rockingham County, New Hampshire(143) ►
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This 90-mile roadway links 14 coastal communities from Lynn to Salisbury and features scenic views, period architecture, historic sites and recreational opportunities throughout.
1. Lynn
Lynn, the southernmost community on the Essex . . . — — Map (db m220847) HM
Site of the first meetinghouse built
on the open green in 1640. The bell, hung in 1642, is said to have been brought from England by order of the Reverend William Worcester, who settled here in 1639. — — Map (db m48121) HM
Near by stood the house built in 1639 by Robert Pike, a leader in civil and military affairs who represented Salisbury for thirty-seven years in the general court. — — Map (db m75590) HM
Early name Colchester settled in 1638. Name changed to Salisbury in 1640 in compliment to its Puritan clergyman William Worcester of Salisbury, England. — — Map (db m77223) HM
