drove from Gloucester to
for a day trip
August 8, 2011
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Salem, Massachusetts for a day trip August 8, 2011 |
 In 1692, Salem was gripped
by a hysteria that captured the world's attention and now symbolizes the
tragic consequences of intolerance and injustice. A few girls accused hundreds
of people of witchcraft and persecuted them, causing bodily harm and pain. The legal
system of the time allowed spectral evidence and made it impossible for
the accused to defend themselves against innuendo, fear and a rush to judgment.
Over the course of 10 months, twenty innocent men and women were put to
death. This chapter in history is so significant it is taught in schools
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Below: Statue and star honoring Elizabeth Montgomery,
star of the long-running TV Show, Bewitched. |
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Below: A statue honoring
Roger Conant, the first settler of Salem, Massachusetts |
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| Below: The Salem Witch Museum features an exhibit that tells the stories of the Salem Witch Trials of 1692, and one that examines the changing interpretations of the word, "Witch." | Below: The Witch House in Salem - tour at your own pace |
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| Salem is a perfect walking city. Almost everything is within a half-mile square block downtown, with a fat red line painted on the sidewalk showing the way. | |
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The sub-menu below has five sections that you may visit in any order you choose. The page you are on is not underlined and cannot be chosen from here. |
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Salem - Witch City (this
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 AFTER
you have viewed all five (5) sections above, please continue on to the
adventures of the two RV Gypsies in Maine
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