Is Salem in Oregon or Massachusetts?

There are many places in the United States with the same place name. Salem, there is Salem in Massachusetts, the capital of Oregon is Salem, Virginia also has Salem, so in the United States, the state name must be added after the place name.

It should be said that Salem, Massachusetts is relatively early. In 1629, the British immigrated to North America, and most of them were Puritans. Here they established a settlement, named Salem, which was influenced by the Holy Land of Jerusalem (Jerusalem, meaning "City of Peace"). Salem was changed into English from the pronunciation of the Hebrew word "peace". In the 1740s, people called a new settlement here in western Oregon also called Salem, which was translated into Chinese as "Salem".

2010-06-18

Additional question: What is the relationship between salem, Boston, and Massachusetts in Massachusetts?

Additional answer: Massachusetts, also translated as Massachusetts (used in Hong Kong and Taiwan), is a "state" in the United States. Boston and Salem are both cities in Massachusetts.

2010-06-24