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*The ''first ice cream cones'' in New England were made at the [[E.W. Hobbs]] stand at the Salem Willows. | *The ''first ice cream cones'' in New England were made at the [[E.W. Hobbs]] stand at the Salem Willows. | ||
*The ''first elephant'' to step foot in America, nicknamed the [[Stoned Elephant]] | *The ''first elephant'' to step foot in America, nicknamed the [[Stoned Elephant]] | ||
*Capt. William Driver of Salem was the ''first to call the American flag "Old Glory.''" | *[[Driver, Capt. William|Capt. William Driver]] of Salem was the ''first to call the American flag "Old Glory.''" | ||
*The country's ''first insurance actuary'' was Salem mathematician, astronomer and navigator Nathaniel Bowditch. | *The country's ''first insurance actuary'' was Salem mathematician, astronomer and navigator Nathaniel Bowditch. | ||
*''First brick kiln'' was established in 1629. | *''First brick kiln'' was established in 1629. | ||
Revision as of 11:27, 6 November 2009
- The first ice cream cones in New England were made at the E.W. Hobbs stand at the Salem Willows.
- The first elephant to step foot in America, nicknamed the Stoned Elephant
- Capt. William Driver of Salem was the first to call the American flag "Old Glory."
- The country's first insurance actuary was Salem mathematician, astronomer and navigator Nathaniel Bowditch.
- First brick kiln was established in 1629.
- Salem sent the first American missionaries to a foreign country when Ann and Adoniram Judson set sail to India in February 1812.
- The first playground in America was built in 1904, either at the end of Turner or Broad Street, by Christian Lantz.
- The Salem Fraternity Boys Club was the first boys club in the country.
- The country's first candy company opened in Salem in 1806, selling "Gibralters"
- Salem merchant Elias "King" Derby became the country's first millionaire.
- The first American yacht was launched from the docks of Salem in 1816 when Capt. George Crowninshield sailed Cleopatra's Barge to sea.
- Salem sisters Elizabeth and Mary Peabody opened the first kindergarten in America in 1861.
- In 1877, Alexander Graham Bell demonstrated an invention called the telephone at Lyceum Hall.The Boston Globe's Salem reporter became the first to use the phone to call in a story.
- The first blood was shed in America's War of Independence was at Leslie's Retreat on Feb. 26, 1776.
- The first X-ray machine was developed in 1898 by Frank Balch who lived on Essex Street in Salem.
- Charlotte Forten was the first black graduate of Salem Normal School (now Salem State College).
- Pioneer Village, a re-creation of Salem in the 1630's was the first outdoor museum in the United States.
See Also
Vertical File in Salem Collection - Firsts, Salem
"At last a look at Salem's many first" Salem Evening News, Oct. 7, 1988, p.9
