Naumkeag

• Old name for Salem.
• When Roger Conant, first settler, came in 1626, the Indians told him he was at Naumkeag.

Naum for place, Ke for fish and Ag for at, and so Naumkeag was the "place to fish at."

• In 1629, the city's name was changed to Shalom or Salem, which is Hebrew meaning "City of Peace."

See Also

Highlights in the History of Salem Salem News, p.4