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52-717: The X-Mansion's address is 1407 Graymalkin Lane, Salem Center , located in Westchester County, New York . The school's motto is mutatis mutandis . In a 2011 edition of the comic, Wolverine re-opens the school, at the same address, under the name of the Jean Grey School for Higher Learning . After the Terrigen Cloud becomes toxic enough to mutants that they die from M-Pox, Storm has the mansion (renamed X-Haven ) moved to Limbo to keep mutants safe from

104-747: A Guidance Counselor in the series Spider-Man and the X-Men . Under the All-New, All-Different Marvel re-branding, X-Haven was a sanctuary founded by Storm and her Extraordinary X-Men to protect mutants from the Terrigen Mist . The Jean Grey School for Higher Learning was temporarily teleported to a pocket dimension within Limbo with the help of Doctor Strange , the Scarlet Witch , and Wiccan . It also has magical defenses created by Magik to keep

156-465: A Republican. First elected in 2009, Warren Lucas, a Republican, serves as North Salem's Town Supervisor. [REDACTED] Media related to North Salem, New York at Wikimedia Commons Planet X (comics) " Planet X " is a 2004 storyline published by Marvel Comics that ran from New X-Men #146–150. The story is the penultimate arc of Grant Morrison 's run as writer on the X-Men , and features

208-501: A land area of 21.37 square miles. Founded prior to the American Revolution, North Salem contains an amalgamation of urban and rural features, including parks, forests, lakes, and horse trails alongside commuter train service and an interstate highway. The town has been referred to as "Billionaires' Dirt Road" due to a number of wealthy residents, although local median household income is not exceptionally high. Prior to

260-579: A lethal electro-magnetic pulse. As Jean falls to the ground dying, Magneto (putting the Xorn helmet back on) defiantly cries out for someone to kill him; Magneto would rather be dead than judged by the mutant masses as a fraud. Wolverine, now berserk at the sight of Jean dying, uses his claws to decapitate Magneto. Dying, Jean is held tightly by Cyclops as the two reconcile. With her dying breath, Jean begs Cyclops to move on with his life and not waste his remaining days mourning her, as she tells Scott, "All I ever do

312-571: A mass-murderer of New Yorkers." Morrison has expressed surprise at the various retcons and explanations for the events of the story that emerged after his departure from Marvel. During an interview, Morrison said "Here's how to explain what happened – XORN was NEVER REAL, he was a DISGUISE for MAGNETO who went MAD ON DRUGS and DIED...but we know he always COMES BACK, somehow, so expect a dramatic return sooner or later, True Believers!" When asked to comment on their characterization of Magneto, Grant Morrison responded: "What people often forget, of course,

364-459: A policy of gradual abolition in 1799, with full abolition in 1827; the practice of slavery in North Salem can therefore be estimated to have come to an end sometime between the years 1800 and 1827. The Great Blizzard of 1888 , which impacted communities across the northeastern United States, seriously disrupted agricultural production in North Salem and prevented train movement. It took over

416-744: A riot by students led by Quentin Quire in New X-Men #134–138 (Jan.–May 2003). In the Planet X storyline of New X-Men #146–150, however, the X-Mansion was destroyed; the rebuilding process could be seen in New X-Men #155–156 (June 2004). In the wake of M-Day the mansion was infiltrated by followers of the Reverend William Stryker in an attempt to wipe out the students, resulting in some structural damage and several casualties. Then

468-488: A town supervisor and four town board members. The supervisor serves a two-year term, and the board members serve four-year terms. Elections are staggered such that in any given election year, the supervisor and two board members' seats will be up for election. *Aronchick first won his seat in 2011, lost it in 2015 to Lisa Douglas, and won a seat back in 2016 in a special election. The town is part of New York's Eighteenth Congressional District , represented by Mike Lawler ,

520-414: A true figure for change in society but that his return and the mass murders he committed had caused the world to label Magneto as a fraud. Xavier opines that the days of him and Magneto as the sole ideologies of mutantkind was over and that it was time for mutantkind to come up with their own opinions and theories of their place in the world. Magneto falls over and Jean Grey approaches him, only to be hit by

572-755: A week after the storm to restore roads and trains to operational order. In 1893, the Titicus Reservoir began serving the New York City water supply. Today, the reservoir is stocked with brown trout each spring and fishing from rowboats is permitted. In 1932, the North Salem Free Library was established in the North Salem Town House. It was formally chartered by the State of New York in 1952 and later renamed

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624-594: Is Magneto in disguise. Magneto, enjoying the lack of progress Xavier has made in improving mutantkind's lot since his "death" (partly due to his manipulations), has begun to teach his militant anti-human philosophy to the Special Class while indulging in the mutant-power enhancing drug Kick, supplied to him by his helper, Esme of the Stepford Cuckoos . He also reveals that he (Magneto) has been responsible for restoring Xavier's mobility via reprogramming

676-478: Is Magneto or at least believes himself to be Magneto, the X-Men attempt to unbalance him by calling him Xorn as they attack, complete with them begging "Xorn" to tell them why "he" betrayed the X-Men. Magneto, whose sanity is slipping due to excessive "Kick" usage, begins to rant furiously that he is not Xorn, but Magneto as a crowd of Magneto's supporters gather alongside Xavier and Jean Grey. Jean orders Magneto to address his angry army, who are furious at Magneto for

728-621: Is die on you..." The final pages of the issue cut to 150 years into the future, where a "Phoenix Egg" is found on the Moon by an astronaut, offering a segue into the final arc of Morrison's X-Men run, the future based " Here Comes Tomorrow ". Grant Morrison had intended Xorn to be the real Magneto. However, Marvel reversed several of Morrison's decisions after the "Planet X" arc, and reintroduced Magneto (in Chris Claremont 's new Excalibur book), establishing that Magneto had survived

780-414: Is that Magneto, unlike the lovely Sir Ian McKellen , is a mad old terrorist twat. No matter how he justifies his stupid, brutal behaviour, or how anyone else tries to justify it, in the end he's just an old bastard with daft, old ideas based on violence and coercion. I really wanted to make that clear at this time." Morrison also stated that the arc was intended as a statement on the rigidly elastic nature of

832-528: Is unknown what their intentions were. The Church of the Shi'ar have become major investors. The school's location is concealed by a projected image of a Jehovah's Witness chapter, as revealed in Ultimate X-Men #1. The mansion is purposely demolished by Iceman in " Ultimate Requiem " following the events of the " Ultimatum " storyline. This is because the team had been devastated by Magneto's attack and

884-551: The Phoenix Force , though in full control over her powers this time, and escape with Logan back to Earth. They rescue Beast and Emma Frost, whose jetcraft was destroyed by Magneto, stranding the two at sea on the wreckage of the ship. Meanwhile, Cyclops and Fantomex organize a resistance group with help from the remaining Stepford Cuckoos, and are joined by Beak , who rejects Magneto when the latter, in part due to his drug addiction and loss of sanity, starts killing humans by

936-577: The U.S.D.A. scale, meaning that in extreme circumstances, winter temperature lows could reach −5 °F (−21 °C). A geographic curiosity of North Salem is the so-called Standing Rock, a granite boulder sitting on several smaller stones. Since the boulder is not consistent with the geographic surroundings, it has been hypothesized that the rock was deposited by glaciers during the Last Ice Age , although others argue that it may have been moved and placed by Vikings or Native Americans. In 2011,

988-514: The United States Department of Education . Pequenakonck Elementary School, located 0.3 miles (0.5 km) away from the middle school/high school, serves grades K-5. The middle school, which shares the same building as the high school, serves grades 6–8. This school is particularly small, with about 90 children on average per grade, making the student to faculty ratio relatively small. North Salem's town government consists of

1040-409: The nanite Sentinels inserted into Xavier's body by Cassandra Nova and shuts them down and places the once more crippled Xavier in a glass tank, in a state of suspended animation. Magneto, surrounded by his followers and original Brotherhood member Toad , takes over New York City . Magneto lays waste to the city and engages in multiple acts of mass murder , killing thousands of humans trapped in

1092-444: The "Onslaught" storyline. In Operation: Zero Tolerance , Bastion forced Jubilee to reveal the mansion's defenses. He then stripped down the mansion, having everything inside the mansion removed, even down to the paint on the walls. After defeating Bastion, the X-Men moved back into the mansion, as detailed in X-Men #70 (Nov. 1997). The X-Mansion survived an assault by the Shi'ar in New X-Men #122–126 (March–July 2002) as well as

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1144-700: The Demons away. Following the War between the Inhumans and mutants which resulted in the destruction of the remaining Terrigen Cloud, Kitty Pryde, now the new Headmistress of the Jean Grey School for Higher Learning had Magik teleport the school back to Earth, more precisely to Central Park, New York City and renames it as the Xavier Institute for Mutant Education and Outreach. It was demolished after

1196-576: The Ruth Keeler Memorial Library. Its current building was constructed in 1980 and renovated most recently in 2003. Beginning in the late 1960s, Interstate 684 was constructed through North Salem. When finished in 1974, the new interstate included an exit on Hardscrabble Road. North Salem's Union Hall was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. In 2015, a small Cessna aircraft crashed into

1248-523: The School in hope of shelter. In the darker continuity of Mutant X , the X-Mansion is run by Magneto, who had long ago taken up Professor X's dream. The mansion is vaporized in a nuclear explosion. In the Predator vs. Wolverine miniseries, which takes place in an alternate reality, the X-Mansion was damaged in an attack by a Predator in order to lure out Wolverine, whom it was hunting. In issue #2,

1300-670: The Terrigen while a cure is sought. After Medusa destroys the Terrigen Cloud so the mutants could survive, Kitty Pryde moves the mansion from Limbo to Central Park, New York , and renames it the Xavier Institute for Mutant Education and Outreach . Following the end of the Krakoa Age, the X-Mansion has been converted into a prison to house the mysterious Inmate-X, later revealed to be Charles Xavier himself, forcing

1352-518: The Titicus Reservoir, killing both passengers. Putnam County , New York borders North Salem to the north, while the State of Connecticut abuts it to the east. The town itself has a total area of 22.939 square miles (59.41 km ), of which 21.37 square miles (55.3 km ) is land and 1.57 square miles (4.1 km ) is water. Climatically, the town is in plant hardiness zone 6b on

1404-652: The X-Mansion is shown to be an orphanage for troubled kids that is run by Professor X and the teachers include Storm and Beast . Some of the orphans include kid versions of Deadpool , Scott Summers , Wolverine , Angel , and Colossus . In the Ultimate Marvel universe, the X-Mansion does not differ much. However, it is not entirely funded by inheritance. Though the school originally was funded from Magneto 's inheritance, allowing them to neither accept nor seek out donations. Its policies have since changed after Magneto's departure and Xavier's subsequent control over

1456-486: The X-Mansion. The name of the school is now the Jean Grey School for Higher Learning. Its grounds are in fact a spawn of Krakoa the Living Island. In the first issue of Wolverine and the X-Men an entirely new school is built on the grounds. It is funded mainly with scientific advancements by the students and diamonds from Krakoa. After Wolverine dies in the " Death of Wolverine " storyline, Spider-Man becomes

1508-417: The age of 18 living with them, 68.1% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.1% were non-families. 17.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.17. In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.2% under

1560-452: The age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 27.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.4 males. North Salem Middle School/High School is located on June Road in North Salem. In 2004, the high school was distinguished as a Blue Ribbon School for high levels of educational achievement by

1612-453: The average income for a household in the town was $ 157,258, with an average net worth of $ 1,300,058. The median house value in 2009 was $ 772,817. The per capita income for the town was $ 59,403. About 1.5% of families and 2.0% of the population were below the poverty line , including 2.2% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over. As of the census of 2000, there were 5,173 people, 1,764 households, and 1,374 families residing in

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1664-570: The basketball court is the hangar, which houses many transportation vehicles, as well as aircraft such as the X-Men Blackbird . There is also a cemetery with memorials for deceased X-Men like Thunderbird and others. In the Age of Apocalypse reality, the remains of the X-Mansion were the headquarters for a mutant resistance cell against Apocalypse – a mutant that had conquered North America. The Mansion survives, and many new mutants come to

1716-552: The capture of the British spy Major John André . The foundation of Yerkes (Yerks) Tavern is all that is left of the historic building, once at the intersection of Yerkes Road and Bogtown Road. An historic plaque posted on the site reads: On this site stood one of North Salem's early taverns. Its proprietor was John Yerkes, who received a license from the town "to operate a tavern or inn for the accommodation and entertainment of travelers" in 1815. Early records indicate that this property

1768-455: The city. Magneto also reveals his grand scheme: reversing Earth's magnetic field and remake the planet as "Planet X" in which mutants , the possessors of the "X-gene", ruled over ordinary humans. Meanwhile, in space, Jean Grey and Wolverine are stranded on Asteroid M as Magneto has sent it hurling into the sun just as the two recognize the base. Wanting to end her suffering, Wolverine stabs Jean. Her seeming death allows her to be connect with

1820-568: The destruction of Genosha, and had remained there since. Marvel also introduced a new Xorn (in Chuck Austen 's X-Men ), establishing that the new Xorn was the brother of the original and that the original had been possessed by some (unknown) force, widely believed to be Sublime , a conscious, highly evolved and intelligent bacteria colony. Austen explained Marvel's reasoning for the retconning, stating that "Marvel saw value in Magneto not being

1872-644: The end of the Colonial Era , what would become North Salem and its neighboring town of South Salem were a single municipality, Salem. After the breakout of the American Revolutionary War in 1776, town residents sided with the revolutionary cause. On September 22, 1780, amidst the war, John Paulding and Isaac Van Wart left from what was later known as the Yerkes Tavern, joined by David Williams . Their expedition resulted in

1924-669: The events of Extermination . As a result of Professor X betraying mutantkind and turning himself into the authorities, the X-mansion undergoes renovations by the US government to be converted into a correction facility for him. This results in the newly-reformed X-men relocating their headquarters in Alaska, the birthplace of Scott Summers. Here, the team decides to reorganize into three factions all while simultaneously returning to their original roots as mediators of human-mutant coexistence. In

1976-595: The facility. Later, the students question and ridicule the unlikeliness of the facility simply being funded by inheritance. It is then revealed that numerous donors fund Xavier's projects and remain anonymous due to heavy anti-mutant sentiments present in public opinion. One of the biggest donors was the Hellfire Club , who were revealed to have an ulterior motive for doing so. In Xavier's conversation with Lilandra Neramani , it's discovered that S.H.I.E.L.D. were former financiers before their falling out with Xavier; it

2028-503: The hundreds. In the final showdown, Xavier is freed and the New X-Men unite to fight Magneto. As Magneto murders Esme, Cyclops tells the grieving Emma that he's decided upon which woman (Jean or Emma) he loves but is interrupted by Magneto's attack and responds in kind, destroying his helmet as Fantomex frees Xavier. Desperate for protection against Xavier's telepathy, Magneto grabs his "Xorn" mask and puts it on. Having realized that Xorn

2080-630: The mansion until it is destroyed during the 2007–2008 story "Messiah Complex" and the X-Men subsequently disband and close the institute. Though protected by high-tech defenses, the X-Mansion has often been breached by the supervillains and evil mutants faced by the X-Men. Indeed, the X-Mansion has been destroyed and rebuilt several times. It was demolished in a battle with the Sidri in The Uncanny X-Men #154 (Feb. 1982) and atomized by Mister Sinister in The Uncanny X-Men #243 (April 1989). It

2132-552: The mansion was not rebuilt for a considerable length of time. Rather, the X-Men and their students relocated to a new base of operations in San Francisco. Under the name Graymalkin Industries , the new X-base is not run as a school, but rather as a sort of community center for mutants who wish to develop their powers. After the events of X-Men: Schism , Wolverine and half of the X-Men return to Westchester, New York and

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2184-583: The mansion was severely damaged when the Danger Room became sentient and summoned local machinery to attack the structure. The mansion was also damaged when Mr. Sinister's new team of Marauders attacked the mansion. A fight between the Hulk and several mutants heavily damaged the mansion. In the Messiah Complex storyline, the mansion was completely destroyed by attacking Sentinels. Unlike past times,

2236-501: The middle of the main courtyard is the Phoenix Memorial Statue, dedicated to the memory of Jean Grey . Notable rooms include the Danger Room and a room containing Cerebro . The Headmasters Office of Cyclops and Emma Frost is on the top floor. The basketball court is a popular hang-out. It was the site of a basketball game in X-Men #4 (Jan. 1992) in which the X-Men used their mutant powers. Directly below

2288-512: The remaining members of the X-men to forge a newly acquired base of their own. The X-Mansion is the inherited property of Charles Xavier ( Professor X ) and has been in the Xavier family for ten generations including two known mutants in the lineage, both becoming detached from the family. Little else is known about them or their mutations. As Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters, the X-Mansion

2340-497: The return of Magneto and the death of Jean Grey again. Coming off the heels of the " Assault on Weapon Plus " storyline, Jean Grey , Beast , and Emma Frost leave the X-Mansion while Xorn forces the newest member of the "Special Class", Dust , to attack Professor X and destroy Cerebra. Confronting Xavier, Xorn imprisons Dust in a jar to keep her from helping the professor, and then removes his mask, to reveal that he

2392-406: The survivors were going on the run. North Salem, New York North Salem is a town in the northeastern section of Westchester County , New York , United States. The town, incorporated in 1788, is a suburb of New York City , located approximately 50 miles north of Midtown Manhattan . As of the 2020 census, North Salem was recorded as possessing a population of 5,243 people living on

2444-481: The town. The population density was 241.5 inhabitants per square mile (93.2/km ). There were 1,979 housing units at an average density of 92.4 per square mile (35.7/km ). The racial makeup of the town was 95.44% White , 0.75% African American , 0.08% Native American , 0.97% Asian , 1.12% from other races , and 1.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.65% of the population. There were 1,764 households, out of which 39.2% had children under

2496-742: The training site of the third generation of teenage X-Men beginning in Generation X #1 (Nov. 1994). The Massachusetts Academy closes permanently in Generation X #75 (June 2001). Shortly thereafter, the school for young mutants is reopened at the X-Mansion, but the name remains "The Xavier Institute for Higher Learning" despite the younger student body. The fourth generation of mutant teenagers, featured in Grant Morrison 's New X-Men (2001–2004) and in New Mutants (2003–2004; relaunched as New X-Men: Academy X , July 2004–Feb. 2008), study at

2548-491: The way that he has failed to address the lack of food and water for his makeshift army of Manhattan mutants since taking over the island. Magneto (who removes the "Xorn" mask) tries to calm them down, but the crowd doesn't recognize him due to his optic-blast-damaged face. At that point Xavier explains that Magneto, with his murderous rampage, has lost all credibility with the masses. Xavier admits that in death, Magneto had finally gained legitimacy amongst humans and mutants alike as

2600-613: Was owned by the Smith family prior to this date. In late May 1784, soon after the end of the American Revolution, Salem split into two towns. What would become known as North Salem was known as Upper Salem for about four years after the split, until an act of the New York State Legislature in 1788 gave the town its modern name. The 1800 United States Census recorded several hundred enslaved individuals being held in North Salem. New York State began operating under

2652-470: Was rebuilt by a future Franklin Richards in moments but reverted to its destroyed state after the time-traveler became confused. Certain portions of the mansion, such as extensive sub-basements, survived both demolitions. When Onslaught revealed himself and fought the X-Men ( X-Men #54 (June 1996) and Onslaught: X-Men ), the mansion took heavy damage, though was quickly repaired in-between issues after

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2704-711: Was the training site of the first two generations of teenage X-Men: In X-Men vol. 2 #38 (Nov. 1994), the X-Mansion was renamed from Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters to the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning, as most of the X-Men were adults rather than teenagers by this time. Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters was relocated to the Massachusetts Academy in Western Massachusetts (a Marvel created town or region called Snow Valley somewhere in The Berkshires ), which served as

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