Salem

Salem was a town in Massachusetts before the Great War.

Background
Once a quaint coastal town and seaport, this tourist destination was infamous for its witch trials of 1692. Nowadays the population has dwindled considerably due to Gunner activity in the area, the crazies worshipping a radiation crater down the road, and the large number of mating Mirelurks in the waters all around the bay.

Andrew Endicott was abducted from here by aliens in 1697.

Layout
Most of Salem buildings are in ruins but a couple of them are still points of interest :
 * Crater House
 * Museum of Witchcraft
 * Rook family house
 * Sandy Coves Convalescent Home

Notable loot

 * Mini nuke - Underneath the terminal in the bell tower.
 * Fat Man - On the store shelf on the second floor of the boarded-up shop. One of Barney's turrets is also located here.
 * Guns and Bullets - in Barney Rook's basement.
 * Reba II - In Barney's basement.

Related quests
Contains a miscellaneous quest for a "Salem Militia" character named Barney Rook (and his sidekick rifle, Reba) where one has to activate 5 terminals to activate 5 turrets, killing a few mirelurks on the way. The reward is Reba II a hunting rifle that does +50% damage against bugs. Or one can kill Barney and retrieve his key thus allowing access to his basement.

Appearances
Salem is first mentioned in the Fallout 3 add-on Mothership Zeta. It later appears in Fallout 4, as a location the player character can visit.