Case file · Witch trials

Execution site confirmed at Proctor's Ledge

In January 2016 a team of historians confirmed that the Salem hangings took place at Proctor's Ledge, below Gallows Hill, ending centuries of uncertainty.

2016 CE · 42.52, -70.91 · status: official

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The team combined trial records, old maps and ground-penetrating radar. A memorial was dedicated at the site in 2017.

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Sources

  1. Wikipedia: Salem witch trials
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