Salem: accusations, executions, and the missing place
Start at the ledge. Follow the surviving documents back to the people who were accused.
Start digging
Salem remembered the hangings. The exact place took centuries to settle.
Proctor's Ledge was confirmed in 2016 through records, maps and sightlines. The evidence points below the hill, not to its summit.
Read the accusations that sent people to the gallows.
The Salem trial archive brings together transcriptions, historical material and maps. The papers record accusations; they do not establish witchcraft.
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