Cabot Cove
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Cabot Cove, Maine, is the small, fictional village in which Jessica Fletcher lives, in the popular television series Murder, She Wrote.
Weather: Atlantic, wet. Cabot Cove's name may refer to John and Sebastian Cabot, the sailors who arrived in Newfoundland paid by the English monarchy in the early fifteenth century. There is no proof of it, but Cabot Cove has been related to some important matters of American History, especially the ones which have to do with the independence of the United States of America. There are traditions remembering those dates. Once a year the inhabitants celebrate a kind of Founding Fathers' Day, in which they hail a figure, historical or mythical (the debate is served), who participated in the events for achieving independence.
It has a good architectural heritage in the form of Victorian houses.
That rich tradition, being next to the coast and neighbor to the great Eastern cities, transformed Cabot Cove from being a small economy based in fishing, to a tourist destination for the people coming from New York. Throughout the 90s, the construction has grown, and so has the population. Immigration comprises people coming from the industrial cities of the Eastern coast.
Despite important economic changes, politically there have not been many changes. The mayor has been Sam Booth for most of the time.
Culturally, the most relevant figure is Jessica Beatrice Fletcher, J.B.Fletcher, the famous writer. Once a teacher, she became one of the main figures in the American Literature. Sometimes compared to Poe or Hammett, her style has become popular all around the planet and a model in mystery narrative. Her first and main successful novel was "The Corpse Danced at Midnight", which had a film adaptation.
Note: high crime rate.