SOURCE: CBS Boston
1-13-16
tags: Salem Witch Trials, Salem Witch Hanging
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1-13-16
Actual Site of Salem Witch Hangings Discovered
Breaking Newstags: Salem Witch Trials, Salem Witch Hanging
After nearly three centuries of conflicting beliefs, the city of Salem confirms a team of scholars verified the site where 19 innocent people were hanged during the 1692 witch trials as Proctor’s Ledge. The historic site is an area located in between Proctor and Pope Streets in Salem, Massachusetts.
“We are happy to be able to bring years of debate to an end,” Salem State University Professor Emerson Baker told the city of Salem. “Our analysis draws upon multiple lines of research to confirm the location of the executions.”
City reps confirm to WBZ that a team of researchers used sonar technology combined with eyewitness testimonies from centuries-old documents dating back to the Salem Witch Trials.
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