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'''Roaches Point''' was an area on the eastern shore of Collins Cove which | '''Roaches Point''' was an area on the eastern shore of Collins Cove which was also called Pigdon Point, then Roaches Point. | ||
"In 1747 Salem set aside 50 pounds for building a pest house on Roaches Point. At the time there were few inhabitants in the area making this an ideal place for treating and separating people with communicable | "In 1747 Salem set aside 50 pounds for building a pest house on Roaches Point. At the time there were few inhabitants in the area making this an ideal place for treating and separating people with communicable | ||
Revision as of 12:24, 20 May 2021
Roaches Point was an area on the eastern shore of Collins Cove which was also called Pigdon Point, then Roaches Point.
"In 1747 Salem set aside 50 pounds for building a pest house on Roaches Point. At the time there were few inhabitants in the area making this an ideal place for treating and separating people with communicable
diseases, most especially, small pox" according to Jerome Curley in his article.
In 1799 the Pest house at Roaches Point was discontinued in favor of a new hospital built at Hospital Point overlooking Beverly Harbor.
See Also
From Small Pox to Povery Jerome Curley
Salem in the Seventeenth Century Phillips, p. 311
