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LOCATION The town is located on the coast of Massachusetts to the south of (the fictious) Arkham , and is based on Marblehead, Massachusetts , a real town that lies south of Salem . Lovecraft actually created Kingsport before he saw its real-life namesake. When Lovecraft visited Marblehead in 1922 , he became enamored with the town and penned a glowing review in 1929 of his experiences there. Lovecraft wrote of seeing the snow-covered town at sunset and of experiencing his "first stupefying glance of HISTORY Kingsport was founded in 1639 by colonists from southern England and the Channel Islands . It soon became a seaport and center for shipbuilding. Influenced by the Salem Witch Trials , the town hung four alleged witches in 1692 . During the Revolutionary War , the port was briefly blockaded by the British when the town's merchants turned to Privateering against the British fleet. In the 19th Century , sea trade dwindled and the town turned to fishing as the main industry. Kingsport's economy continued to dwindle into the 20th Century and today relies primarily on tourism for income.2 APPEARANCES Kingsport is featured in the following stories by Lovecraft:
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