Spookt

Howard Street Cemetery

in

Salem, Massachusetts

Ghost tours say Giles Corey, who was accused of witchcraft in 1692 and refused to stand trial, was pressed to death on this ground and cursed the sheriff and Salem as he died, though the cemetery opened in 1801 and the Salem Witch Museum puts his death in an open field near the jail.

Black-and-white 1978 photo of headstones in the Howard Street Cemetery

29 Howard St

Part of Spookt's Guide to Haunted Salem

Visit

Visiting Howard Street Cemetery

  • How to visit: Open to the public: a small city cemetery beside the old Salem Jail. Ghost tours stop at the gate and don’t go in after dark (see Tours That Stop Here).

Tours

Ghost Tours That Stop Here

Sources (3)

Howard Street Cemetery

Salem Public Library, Salem Links and Lore

Salem Jail in 1692, Site of

Salem Witch Museum

The Haunted Howard Street Cemetery

Ghost City Tours