Description: HISTORY OF THE INN
The Salem Cross
The Salem Cross Inn is named for the witch-mark found on the front door-latch of the Inn. In the town of Salem and throughout the Bay Colony this mark was used to protect their inhabitants against "ye evills of witchcraft and diverse other manifestations of devilltry."
Since the Inn has been restored by the Salem family, led by Richard Salem, the pun on the name decided the title of the Inn. Furnished throughout with American antiques, the Inn displays the nation's only known operating Roasting Jack, a c. 1700 device the innkeepers use to cook beef, game and fowl at the huge hearths.
Ye Olde Tavern
7 Main Street
Route 9 West Brookfield, MA 01585
Description: Serving guests for over 240 years, seating available for 200 guests, intimate rural setting, specializing in business meetings, private parties, showers and weddings. Pub open every day.
