Salem, Montserrat

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Salem
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Salem
Location of Salem within Montserrat
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Salem
Salem (Caribbean)
Coordinates: 16°45′N62°13′W / 16.750°N 62.217°W / 16.750; -62.217
Country Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
Overseas territory Flag of Montserrat.svg Montserrat
Population
  Total1,140 (2,011) [1]
Time zone UTC-4 (Atlantic)

Salem is the most populous town in Montserrat, a British overseas territory in the West Indies, situated on the western coast of the island, in St Peter Parish.

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Salem was evacuated on 16 August 1997, after the 1997 eruptions of Soufrière Hills on the island, but was resettled in October 1998. [2]

Beatles record producer George Martin lived in Olveston House, which is in the town of Salem, and set up the renowned AIR Montserrat studios [3] nearby on Friths Road in 1979. The studio is now in ruins, after it was destroyed by Hurricane Hugo in 1989, but Olveston House operates as a guest house. [4] [5]

Education

The Montserrat government operates Salem Daycare and Salem Nursery. [6]

The island's only pre-16 years of age secondary school, the government-operated Montserrat Secondary School (MSS), is in Salem. Montserrat Community College (MCC) is a post-16 and tertiary educational institution in Salem. [7]

In the pre-1997 period it was served by Salem Primary School, [8] and Salem Junior Secondary School. [9]

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References

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  2. https://www.paho.org/disasters/dmdocuments/EvaluatingRespiratoryHealthRisksOfVolcanicAsh.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  3. "Montserrat: A Photo Tribute to Sir George Martin". The Montrealer. 8 May 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  4. "The Ruins of George Martin's Caribbean Recording Studio". Atlas Obscura . 6 June 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  5. Gordon, Vanessa (30 December 2020). "Olveston House in Montserrat". East End Taste Magazine. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  6. "Statistical Digest 2014." Ministry of Education Montserrat. p. 2-3 (PDF p. 7-8/27). Retrieved on November 28, 2017.
  7. Home page. Montserrat Community College. Retrieved on November 24, 2017. "Salem , Montserrat W. I."
  8. "History." Montserrat Community College. Retrieved on November 27, 2017.
  9. "Report of the Technical-Vocational Education and Training Reconnaissance Mission." UNESCO. Annex 1 p. 2 (PDF p. 12/14). Retrieved on 27 November 2017.