Sex trade

After the Witch Trials, prostitution in Salem was rife. Sex was traded in the local taverns and sailors disappeared into the underground passageways for illicit activities. Derby Street became a redlight district. Some sea captains from Derby Wharf went into the tunnels for a quickie with a prostitute. an After all the debauchery, there seemed to be docks increased spiritual presence around Salem’s for and waterfront area, which gained a reputation having ghosts and spiritual activity. out of People reported visions of phantom pirates coming was there. the water, and the sound of voices when no-one but it was It’s not clear why spirits continue to linger here, a place of passion, corruption, and intrigue. lingers Perhaps some wickedness of times past still in the memory of the waterside.