| “ | It's a small town; quite often it's not shown on maps. But as a matter of fact, it's an island. | ” |
— Alexandra Blake to her daughter Cassie Blake about New Salem
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New Salem is the town where the Circle lives in the book series and located on a little island in the Boston Harbor. It was founded by several witch families who settled there after running away from the Salem Witch Trials.
Trivia[]
- There are not exactly 6 witch families forming the Circle in town but an unknown number of families which have some shared blood line throughout their history.
- There are no other witch families in town. The other inhabitants are all mortals.
- The mortals in New Salem know about witchcraft and the witches in town. They also fear them.
- The previous Circle died in an unsuspected "hurricane". This hurricane was caused by magical means to kill Black John, the previous Circle having discovered his plan to create a perfect Circle to rule over the world.
- The town has a Dunkin' Donuts, a International House of Pancakes which opens in the first book.