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  2. Salem witch trials - Wikipedia

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    A map of Salem Village, 1692, and Salem Town at the lower-right. Salem Village (present-day Danvers, Massachusetts) was known for its fractious population, which not only suffered from many internal disputes, but also had a strained relationship with Salem Town (present-day Salem). Arguments about property lines, grazing rights, and church ...

  3. List of people of the Salem witch trials - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of people associated with the Salem Witch Trials, a series of hearings and prosecutions of people accused of witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts between March 1692 and May 1693. The trials resulted in the executions of twenty people, most of whom were women.

  4. Salem, Massachusetts - Wikipedia

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    Salem is widely noted for the Salem witch trials of 1692, ... when the State of Massachusetts gave Salem $1,000,000. [93] Bowditch, ...

  5. John Proctor (Salem witch trials) - Wikipedia

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    Taylor, Betsy (2003). "Documents Shed New Light On Witchcraft Trials", The Salem News, Danvers, Massachusetts; Trask, Richard B. The Devil Hath Been Raised: A Documentary History of the Salem Village Witchcraft Outbreak of March 1692; Famous American Trials: Salem Witchcraft Trials 1692: John Proctor—University of Missouri-Kansas City

  6. List of the oldest buildings in Massachusetts - Wikipedia

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    Salem 1675 Also called the Jonathan Corwin House, this was the home of Judge Jonathan Corwin and is the only structure still standing in Salem, Massachusetts, with direct ties to the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. The house is now a museum operated by the City of Salem, and is open seasonally. Hoxie House: Sandwich c. 1675

  7. Guest: Are 'Salem Witch Hunters' of 1692 invading our ... - AOL

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    In 1692, the people of Salem, Massachusetts, were in a quest to purge their community of anything that was considered remotely unnatural by their religious standards. Lasting from June to ...

  8. Salem Village Historic District - Wikipedia

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    The Salem Village Historic District encompasses a collection of properties from the early center of Salem Village, as Danvers, Massachusetts was known in the 17th century. . The district includes an irregular pattern of properties along Centre, Hobart, Ingersoll, and Collins Streets, as far north as Brentwood Circle, and south to Mello Parkway

  9. Bridget Bishop - Wikipedia

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    Bridget Bishop (née Magnus; c. 1632 – 10 June 1692) was the first person executed for witchcraft during the Salem witch trials in 1692. Nineteen were hanged, and one, Giles Corey, was pressed to death.