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<blockquote data-quote="Dlsharrock" data-source="post: 4259883" data-attributes="member: 55833"><p><strong>And now, on an in-game note:</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>A brief history of Arkham. (Common knowledge of Arkham, history every player would likely know, at least in part)</strong></p><p></p><p><em>For further reading on the history of Arkham Massachusetts and the regions thereabouts, please consult your local library archives. Arkham Public Library (630 Marsh Street, NE corner of Marsh at Hyde) is open from 8am to 6pm Monday to Friday except on public holidays (archives available with prior appointment). The library is closed on Saturday and Sunday. The university library is open to the public from 10am to 4pm Monday to Saturday. Only students may use the library's study and research facilities.</em></p><p></p><p>Arkham was founded at the mouth of the Miskatonic River in 1626 by a company of fishermen from Cape Ann led by Roger Sextant, and incorporated in 1629. Sextant vanished at sea during a mysterious storm in 1630 and was later supplanted by John Endemast, a governor assigned by the Massachusetts State Authority. Arkham originally included much of the North Shore of New England, including Marblehead, Beverly, Kingsport, Peabody, Martin's Bay, Boynton and Falcon Point. </p><p></p><p>In 1649 a delusional Dorothy Talbye was hanged for murdering her husband, as at the time Massachusetts's common law made no distinction between insanity (or mental illness) and criminal behavior. Thereafter came the famous Salem witch trials, most of the accused in that debacle coming from nearby Salem Village which would later be absorbed by Arkham to become part of its Southern District.</p><p></p><p>One of the most widely known aspects of Arkham and Salem Village are these histories, which started with Anise, Dorothy, Abigail and Betty Talbye (daughters of Dorothy) and their friends dabbling with a collection of occultist artefacts discovered in the attic of a Salem orphanage. A succession of mysterious and terrifying calamities befell the authorities of Salem and North Arkham and John Endemast was killed, his body horribly mutilated and suspended from the high crenulations of the then town hall. The sisters were blamed, though they refuted all accusations and maintained their own innocence to the end.</p><p></p><p>The sisters were burned by the Witch Finder General in 1654. Sent by the Massachusetts State, he roused the inhabitants of then Salem to march on all suspected practicioners of witchcraft within the area. The mob surmounted the ridge where High Street now stands and razed to the ground several houses thought to be home to friends of the Talbye sisters. In the light of the subsequent fires, the sisters themselves were plucked from their hiding places, hanged from trees by their throats and flayed alive. The stronger of the four, Anise and Abigail, survived their ordeal, but were later decapitated, their heads buried in shallow graves while their bodies were added as fuel to the smouldering pyres.</p><p></p><p>Thereafter mystery and occultism became a byword for Salem and its name was abandoned by God-fearing residents who preferred to call themselves members of the Arkham community. Thus did Salem Village become South Arkham and the legend of the Salem Witch Trials become engraved in New England memory.</p><p></p><p>On February 26, 1775, a garrison of patriots stationed on the river raised the drawbridge on North Street, preventing British Colonel Alexander Leslie and his 300 troops from seizing stores and ammunition hidden in North Arkham (the bridge and road are now known as Garrison Street). During the Revolution, the town became a center for privateering. By 1790, Arkham was the sixth largest town in the area and a world famous seaport serving the China trade. Codfish was exported to the West Indies and Europe. Sugar and molasses were imported from the West Indies, tea from China, and pepper from Sumatra. Arkham's ships also visited Africa, Russia, Japan and Australia. During the War of 1812, privateering resumed.</p><p></p><p>Prosperity would leave the town with a wealth of fine architecture, including Federal style mansions designed by one of America's first architects Samuel Saltonstall, after whom one of Arkham's wealthiest streets is named. In 1941, Arkham's rambling collection of homes and mansions from Colonial America are now the greatest concentrations of notable pre-1900 domestic structures in the United States.</p><p></p><p>Shipping would decline through the 19th century. Arkham and its silting harbor were increasingly eclipsed by Boston, New York and Innsmouth. Consequently, the town turned to manufacturing. Industries included tanneries, shoe factories and the Naumkeag Powder Mill Company. More than 400 homes burned in the Great Arkham Fire of 1914, leaving 3,500 families homeless from a blaze that began in the Korn Leather Factory. The fire ripped into one part of the city but historical places including Federal Street and City Hall were spared by the fire, leaving much of Arkham's architectural legacy intact.</p><p></p><p>Today the factory industry is dwindling and unemployment is on the rise. With the onset of world war, conscription seems likely and tensions amid blue collar districts are rising steadily. Murders are on the up, as is petty crime. There also seems to be an increase in mysterious and supernatural occurences in the region.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dlsharrock, post: 4259883, member: 55833"] [b]And now, on an in-game note:[/b] [B]A brief history of Arkham. (Common knowledge of Arkham, history every player would likely know, at least in part)[/B] [I]For further reading on the history of Arkham Massachusetts and the regions thereabouts, please consult your local library archives. Arkham Public Library (630 Marsh Street, NE corner of Marsh at Hyde) is open from 8am to 6pm Monday to Friday except on public holidays (archives available with prior appointment). The library is closed on Saturday and Sunday. The university library is open to the public from 10am to 4pm Monday to Saturday. Only students may use the library's study and research facilities.[/I] Arkham was founded at the mouth of the Miskatonic River in 1626 by a company of fishermen from Cape Ann led by Roger Sextant, and incorporated in 1629. Sextant vanished at sea during a mysterious storm in 1630 and was later supplanted by John Endemast, a governor assigned by the Massachusetts State Authority. Arkham originally included much of the North Shore of New England, including Marblehead, Beverly, Kingsport, Peabody, Martin's Bay, Boynton and Falcon Point. In 1649 a delusional Dorothy Talbye was hanged for murdering her husband, as at the time Massachusetts's common law made no distinction between insanity (or mental illness) and criminal behavior. Thereafter came the famous Salem witch trials, most of the accused in that debacle coming from nearby Salem Village which would later be absorbed by Arkham to become part of its Southern District. One of the most widely known aspects of Arkham and Salem Village are these histories, which started with Anise, Dorothy, Abigail and Betty Talbye (daughters of Dorothy) and their friends dabbling with a collection of occultist artefacts discovered in the attic of a Salem orphanage. A succession of mysterious and terrifying calamities befell the authorities of Salem and North Arkham and John Endemast was killed, his body horribly mutilated and suspended from the high crenulations of the then town hall. The sisters were blamed, though they refuted all accusations and maintained their own innocence to the end. The sisters were burned by the Witch Finder General in 1654. Sent by the Massachusetts State, he roused the inhabitants of then Salem to march on all suspected practicioners of witchcraft within the area. The mob surmounted the ridge where High Street now stands and razed to the ground several houses thought to be home to friends of the Talbye sisters. In the light of the subsequent fires, the sisters themselves were plucked from their hiding places, hanged from trees by their throats and flayed alive. The stronger of the four, Anise and Abigail, survived their ordeal, but were later decapitated, their heads buried in shallow graves while their bodies were added as fuel to the smouldering pyres. Thereafter mystery and occultism became a byword for Salem and its name was abandoned by God-fearing residents who preferred to call themselves members of the Arkham community. Thus did Salem Village become South Arkham and the legend of the Salem Witch Trials become engraved in New England memory. On February 26, 1775, a garrison of patriots stationed on the river raised the drawbridge on North Street, preventing British Colonel Alexander Leslie and his 300 troops from seizing stores and ammunition hidden in North Arkham (the bridge and road are now known as Garrison Street). During the Revolution, the town became a center for privateering. By 1790, Arkham was the sixth largest town in the area and a world famous seaport serving the China trade. Codfish was exported to the West Indies and Europe. Sugar and molasses were imported from the West Indies, tea from China, and pepper from Sumatra. Arkham's ships also visited Africa, Russia, Japan and Australia. During the War of 1812, privateering resumed. Prosperity would leave the town with a wealth of fine architecture, including Federal style mansions designed by one of America's first architects Samuel Saltonstall, after whom one of Arkham's wealthiest streets is named. In 1941, Arkham's rambling collection of homes and mansions from Colonial America are now the greatest concentrations of notable pre-1900 domestic structures in the United States. Shipping would decline through the 19th century. Arkham and its silting harbor were increasingly eclipsed by Boston, New York and Innsmouth. Consequently, the town turned to manufacturing. Industries included tanneries, shoe factories and the Naumkeag Powder Mill Company. More than 400 homes burned in the Great Arkham Fire of 1914, leaving 3,500 families homeless from a blaze that began in the Korn Leather Factory. The fire ripped into one part of the city but historical places including Federal Street and City Hall were spared by the fire, leaving much of Arkham's architectural legacy intact. Today the factory industry is dwindling and unemployment is on the rise. With the onset of world war, conscription seems likely and tensions amid blue collar districts are rising steadily. Murders are on the up, as is petty crime. There also seems to be an increase in mysterious and supernatural occurences in the region. [/QUOTE]
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