Salem
- Identifier
- NJS-PLC-00299
- Place Type
- City, Town, or Village
- Description
- Salem is the seat of Salem County, New Jersey. It was the first English settlement in the Province of West Jersey, founded in 1675 by John Fenwick and a group of Quakers who emigrated from England with him. Salem received permission to select municipal officials in 1693. It was originally organized as a township and became a city in 1858.
- Locality
- Salem
- County (Modern)
- Salem County
- State or Province
- New Jersey
- Country
- United States of America
- Latitude
- 39.572395
- Longitude
- -75.468828
- References
-
John P. Snyder, The Story of New Jersey’s Civil Boundaries, 1606–1968 (Trenton, Bureau of Geology and Topography, 1969; New Jersey Geological Survey, 2004), p. 217.
- Record Contributor
- Jesse Bayker
- Kemy Rodriguez
- Resource class
- Location