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Witches & trials

America accused and executed real people for witchcraft — Hartford did it decades before Salem. These dossiers trace the documented trials, the memorials that came centuries later, and the folklore that grew on the graves.

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Cave
High confidence

Historic Bell Witch Cave

Adams, Tennessee

Cave in Adams; research record.

3 claims · 2 legends→
Historic House Site
Medium

Rehmeyer’s Hollow

York, Pennsylvania

Site of the 1928 "hex murder" of folk healer Nelson Rehmeyer.

3 claims · 2 legends→
Ghost Town
High confidence

Dogtown

Gloucester, Massachusetts

Abandoned Cape Ann settlement with cellar holes and local witch folklore.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Rock Formation
Medium

Witch's Rock

Maryland

Chrome Hill Road rock associated with Halloween folklore.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Cemetery
Medium

Long Hill Burial Ground

Shelton, Connecticut

Cemetery research record.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Cemetery
Medium

Glenwood Cemetery — Witch’s Grave

Yazoo City, Mississippi

Cemetery in Yazoo City; research record.

1 claim · 1 legend→
House
Medium

Joshua Ward House

Salem, Massachusetts

1784 house built over the witch-sheriff’s former home.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Historic House Museum
Medium

House of the Seven Gables

Salem, Massachusetts

1668 mansion that inspired Hawthorne’s novel and anchors Salem’s gothic lore.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Cemetery
Medium

Howard Street Cemetery

Salem, Massachusetts

Burial ground near where Giles Corey was pressed to death in 1692.

1 claim · 1 legend→
House
Medium

The Witch House (Jonathan Corwin House)

Salem, Massachusetts

The only Salem structure with direct ties to the 1692 trials.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Cemetery
Medium

Old Burying Point Cemetery

Salem, Massachusetts

Salem’s oldest burying ground—where the judges rest, not the accused.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Cemetery
Low

Chesterville Witch's Grave

Arcola, Illinois

Cemetery associated with documented cultural history.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Folklore Marker
Medium

North Pownal Witch Trial Marker

North Pownal, Vermont

Marker commemorating the story of a widow subjected to a witchcraft ordeal.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Historic House Museum
Medium

Rebecca Nurse Homestead

Danvers, Massachusetts

Home of the pious grandmother hanged for witchcraft in 1692.

1 claim→
Museum
Medium

Salem Witch Museum

Salem, Massachusetts

The 1972 museum that anchors Salem’s witch-trials interpretation.

1 claim→
Site
Medium

Gallows Hill

Salem, Massachusetts

The 1692 execution site—Proctor’s Ledge, confirmed in 2016.

1 claim→
Museum
Medium

Buckland Museum of Witchcraft

Cleveland, Ohio

Raymond Buckland’s 1966 collection—the first U.S. witchcraft museum.

1 claim→
Historic Site
Medium

Connecticut Witch Trial sites

Hartford, Connecticut

America’s first witch execution—Alse Young, 1647, decades before Salem.

1 claim→
Memorial
Medium

Proctor's Ledge Memorial

Salem, Massachusetts

Memorial research record.

2 facts→
Historic Site
Low

Fairfield Colonial Ducking Pond Site

Fairfield, Connecticut

Historic site research record.

1 fact→