Four Paranormal Places from the Salem Witch Trials
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Four Paranormal Places from the Salem Witch Trials
There are still places that exist in Salem, MA that remain haunted by The Salem Witch Trials.
The story of the Salem Witch Trials started from a long history of witchcraft beliefs. Witchcraft became prevalent in England during the 13th century and was viewed as anti-religious. Witches were believed to have a covenant or pact with Satan (The Devil) and this would endow them with powers and gifts to do his will.
Settlers arriving in the New World (United States of America) came with the Puritan religious belief system. In the home of an esteemed Puritan church leader named Samuel Parris, his young daughter Betty and his niece Abigail became afflicted with an unknown illness thus the Salem Witch Trial Story frenzy began. Here are Four Places the Salem Witch Trials still haunt today.
The Witch House
The Witch House is the only standing structure from 1692 in Salem. This is the home where arrest warrants were composed, preliminary meetings held, and meetings concerning the trials that took place. Today, people who visit the house report items flying across the room, shuffling paper noises, and footsteps in the upstairs room. There have also been paranormal reports in the attic and a spirit passing like a shadow on the other side of doors.
Gallows Hill
Gallows Hill is the site of the witch trial hangings where 19 people were hung. Many Salem Tour guides have reported strange activity. One tour guide recalls an event when she was walking up Gallows Hill one afternoon. She was overtaken by an eerie feeling that she should get out of there. Another person came with a paranormal recording device and asked if there were a condemned witch there, a voice answered back, “Yes”. Gallows Hill is on the edge of town atop a hill so when the hangings took place everyone in the town would have been able to see it.
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Every Sheriff has died from blood diseases or heart problems since the Giles curse causing Salem to eliminate the Sheriff’s position.
The Howard Street Cemetery
There is a spirit of an elderly man seen walking in the Howard Street Cemetery, thought to be Giles Corey. Giles was a successful landowner and farmer who when accused of witchcraft, defied the court and refused to answer any questions. Because of his defiance, he was crushed to death under a pile of bricks.
If you see him, the town of Salem will burn. If he speaks to you, you will die within a week. Weeks after seeing him in the window, a woman was listening to her school’s radio and it reported fires in Salem. Another woman saw him in the cemetery and her house had an explosion. Every Sheriff has died from blood diseases or heart problems since the Giles curse causing Salem to eliminate the Sheriff's position.
43rd Church Restaurant
43rd Church is a family restaurant located on Church Street. A worker reports that after four months of working there, on a busy night, she witnessed a woman standing on the staircase looking down at her. Upon a closer look, the woman was dressed in white 17th-century attire. Almost fainting she ran back down the stairs.
The End of the Salem Trails
The ending of the Salem Witch Trials occurred when a well-respected preacher from Boston named Increase Mather learned of the atrocity. In his article, “Cases of Conscience” he debunked the use of Spectral Evidence as a way to convict assumed witches. He proved that spectral evidence could and should not be used as the basis to hang someone or put them in jail. The Governor stopped the trials and many people in jail were released. The jurors were changed to include people from the local community and not just the church.
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