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Proctor’s Ledge

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Salem, Massachusetts

Researchers confirmed in 2016 that this rocky ledge, now a small memorial in a residential neighborhood, is where 19 people convicted of witchcraft were hanged in 1692, and guides say many believe the souls of the hanged still fly around it as orbs.

The Proctor's Ledge Memorial on Pope Street: a curved granite wall set with name stones, a young tree at its center and the wooded ledge rising behind

33 Proctor, Pope St, Salem, MA 01970

Part of Spookt's Guide to Haunted Salem

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Visiting Proctor’s Ledge

  • Official visitor info: Proctor’s Ledge — Salem Witch Museum
  • How to visit: Open to the public: a memorial on Pope Street, in a residential neighborhood. Please keep your voice down and stay off the neighbors’ property.
Sources (4)

Proctor's Ledge

Salem Witch Museum

Gallows Hill Project confirms site of Salem hangings

University of Virginia, IATH, 2016

Salem memorializes those killed during witch trials

NPR, 2017

Salem Ghost Tour

Salem Ghosts