Thursday, August 19, 2021

Proctor's Ledge. Execution Site. Gallows Hill. Salem, Massachusetts. 1692 Salem Witch Trials

Proctor's Ledge. Execution Site. Gallows Hill. Salem, Massachusetts. 1692 Salem Witch Trials
Proctor's Ledge. Execution Site. Gallows Hill. Salem, Massachusetts. 1692 Salem Witch Trials

I paid a somber visit to the site of the 1692 Salem Witch hangings.

It was only five years ago, in 2016, that a team of scholars were able to verify that this slope and rock outcropping were the actual site where 19 people were executed in 1692 for Witchcraft. The site and small memorial are on the outskirts of Salem and is known as Proctor's Ledge. It is located behind a Walgreen's and in between two private homes.

Proctor's Ledge. Execution Site. Gallows Hill. Salem, Massachusetts. 1692 Salem Witch Trials
Proctor's Ledge. Execution Site. Gallows Hill. Salem, Massachusetts. 1692 Salem Witch Trials

Proctor's Ledge. Execution Site. Gallows Hill. Salem, Massachusetts. 1692 Salem Witch Trials
Proctor's Ledge. Execution Site. Gallows Hill. Salem, Massachusetts. 1692 Salem Witch Trials