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Salem
Witch Trials 1692 Sites Tour
Salem 23.
Summit of Gallows Hill The Salem witchcraft authority, Charles W. Upham, chose this hill as the probable site of the hangings of the nineteen condemned witches in 1692. Executions for witchcraft occurred here on June 10, July 19, August 19, and September 22. After the September hangings, the Reverend Nicholas Noyes, turning to the eight bodies hanging from the tree, remarked, "What a sad thing it is to see Eight Firebrands of Hell hanging there." The
present author believes that the actual site of the executions lies
on a lower hill nearer the town. The great height and rugged terrain
of this hill would have precluded transporting the condemned to
this site in a cart, which is known to have occurred.
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