Street names in Salem
From Salem Links and Lore
The streets in Salem are named for various personages. Some Presidential connections are:
- Cleveland Road is named for president Grover Cleveland
- Buchanan Road is named for president James Buchanan
- Hayes Road is named for Rutherford B. Hayes
- Taft Road is named for William Howard Taft.
- Monroe Street is named for James Monroe
- Jefferson Ave. is named for Thomas Jefferson
- McKinley Road is named for William McKinley
- Fillmore Road is named for Millard Fillmore
- Pierce Road is named for Franklin Pierce
- Lincoln Road is named for Abraham Lincoln
- Grant Road is named for Ulysses S. Grant
- Tyler Road is named for James Tyler
And other street names:
- Forrester Street is named for Capt. Simon Forrester, (Salem privateer)
- Boardman Street was named for Capt. Francis Boardman
- Briggs Street was named for ropemaker Thomas Briggs
- Brown Street was named for Major William Browne (1639-1715/16)
- Williams Street was named for Henry Williams, mariner
- Pickman Street was named for Col. Benjamin Pickman
- Oliver Street was named for Henry Kemble Oliver, a statesman who was also a mayor of Salem.
- Webster Street was named for Peter E. Webster, merchant.
- White Street is named for Capt. Joseph White
- Skerry Street was laid out through land that formerly belonged to Francis Skerry, an early settler.
- Collins Street and Collins Cover were named from Francis Collins, a 17th century carpenter.
- Lemon Street was named for John Lemmon, a mariner.
- Thorndike Street was named for attorney Larkin Thorndike
- Cromwell Street was named for either Philip Cromwell or his son, John, both butchers in Colonial times.
- March Street was named for Thomas March Woodbrige
- Ames Street was named for Col. George Leonard Ames
See Also
"Ancient paths:Streets leading to Common have an interesting history" Salem News, Nov. 24, 2009, p. 6
"Around the Square:Brief history of Salem Common and neighboring streets" Salem News, Aug. 28, 2009, p. 6
"Salem is full of presidential streets" (editorial) Salem News, Feb. 18, 2009, p. 6
"Bridge Street one of Salem's oldest thoroughfares" Salem News, Dec. 19, 2008, p. 8