Salem Witch Trials 1692 Sites Tour
Salem

20. Superior Court Building
(red stone building on Federal Street near the northwest corner
of its intersection with Washington Street).

Several artifacts relevant to the witch hunt can be found in a small case in the office of the Clerk of Court. These include the 1692 seal of Essex County, used to legalize documents pertaining to the witchcraft, and several straight pins, admitted as evidence in the trials and said to have been used by the accused to prick their victims.

Salem Witch Museum   Washington Square   Salem, Massachusetts 01970  (978)744-1692