Danvers, Massachusetts
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Danvers is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, located on the Danvers River near the northeastern coast of Massachusetts. Originally known as Salem Village, the town is most widely known for its association with the 1692 Salem witch trials. It is also known for the Danvers State Hospital (one of the state's 19th-century psychiatric hospitals, which was located here) and for Liberty Tree Mall. As of 2014, the town's population was approximately 27,000.
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Notable people
- Eliza Putnam Heaton, journalist, writer, editor
- Mark Bavaro, NFL Football athlete
- David Bavaro, NFL Football athlete
- Meghan Duggan, Olympian, Hockey
- Jenny Thompson, Olympian, Swimmer
- Christine M. Giordano, former Danvers resident, current BMI songwriter
- Charles Bramesco, writer and critic
- Brad Delp, lead singer of the band Boston
- Grenville M. Dodge
- Rebecca Nurse, victim of the Salem Village Witchcraft Delusion
- General Israel Putnam
- Samuel Parris, minister of the Salem Village Church during the Witchcraft Delusion
- Samuel Holten, President of the Continental Congress
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