The Salem Zouaves participated in the 372nd Anniversary of the first militia muster in North America in Salem, Massachusetts on April 4, 2009. This was our first appearance with our newly acquired 16-foot pikes.
The members of the Salem Zouaves recreate pikemen of the Salem Company of the East Regiment as they might have appeared in the spring of 1637. The original company was commanded by Captain William Traske, one of the original settlers of Naumkeag in 1624. Naumkeag was renamed Salem in 1630 when it became the capital of the new Massachusetts Bay Colony. Captain Traske's house was in what is now Peabody.
Links to photos and stories on other sites:
- Story and photos on the Massachusetts National Guard page: http://states.ng.mil/sites/MA/News/Pages/First%20Muster%20Remembered%20a...
- Video at Salem News Online: http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_094163800.html
- Photos by Laura Eisener: http://www.flickr.com/photos/28555256@N05/sets/72157616408233310/
- Salem Gazette Photo Gallery: http://www.wickedlocal.com/salem/town_info/history/x1098996383/PHOTO-GAL...
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