Salem Dedicates a Memorial at Site of Witch Trial Hangings
On July 19 , 1692 , five adult female accuse of witchcraft were publicly hanged from a tree on a rocky shelf in Salem , Massachusetts . The grisly event would strike out the first of three mass executions held during the notorious Salem witch trial . Now , 325 age after that fateful solar day , Smithsonianreportsthat Salem mayor Kimberley Driscoll will consecrate a memorial at the web site — prognosticate Proctor ’s Ledge — to honor the 19 work force and fair sex hanged during the trial ....