Hedge–Carpenter–Thompson Historic District is located in Salem, Salem County, New Jersey, United States. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 26, 2001.
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Salem is a city in and the county seat of Salem County, the most rural county in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The name Salem, for both the city and county, is derived from the Hebrew word shalom, meaning peace. As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 5,296, an increase of 150 from the 2010 census count of 5,146, which in turn reflected a decrease of 711 from the 5,857 counted in the 2000 census. Salem is part of the Delaware Valley or Philadelphia greater metropolitan area.
The town and colony of Salem was laid out in 1675 by John Fenwick and the community was given permission to choose officers in October 1693. It was incorporated on February 21, 1798, as part of the initial group of 104 townships established by the New Jersey Legislature. On February 25, 1858, it was reincorporated as Salem City.
Salem had the second-highest property tax rate in New Jersey, with an equalized rate of 6.519% in 2020, compared to 3.476% in Salem County and a statewide average of 2.279%.
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Broadway Historic District is located in Salem, Salem County, New Jersey, United States. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 5, 1992.
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The Old Salem County Courthouse is a courthouse located in Salem, Salem County, New Jersey.
Built in 1735, this building is the oldest active courthouse in New Jersey and is the second oldest courthouse still in continuous use in the United States. It was expanded in 1818 and 1908.
It is a contributing property of the Market Street Historic District.
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The Port of Salem is a shallow-draft port in the vicinity of the Salem River Cut-Off on the Salem River in Salem, New Jersey in the United States about 2 miles east of the Delaware River and about 54 miles from the Atlantic Ocean. It was re-designated a port of entry in 1984 and became a foreign trade zone in 1987. Transloading operations include the handling of a variety of bulk cargo, notably of construction aggregate, break bulk cargo, and containers for clothing, fishing apparel, agricultural produce, and other consumer goods, and has at times involved lighterage. It is operated under the auspices of the South Jersey Port Corporation. The port is envisioned as being a component of the supply chain for the development of windpower in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of New Jersey.
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Johnson Hall is the house built by Colonel Robert Johnson in the Federal style for his new wife in 1806–7. It is in the historic Market Street of Salem, New Jersey.
The house was left to Col. Johnson's daughter, Anna Hubbell. It subsequently became the property of the county and was moved when a new courthouse was built on the site. It is now used as the offices of local organizations including the Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center.
