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Witchcraft Hysteria Commemorative Stone

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A stone located on the Topsfield Common is engraved with the names of the three Topsfield women executed during the Salem Witchcraft Hysteria of 1692.  Residents Mary Esty, Elizabeth How, and Sarah Wildes were hung at Gallows Hill in Salem.

 

 

References

Topsfield Historical Society. (1996?). The Parson Capen House (1683) Captain Joseph Gould Barn (c. 1710): Properties of the Topsfield Historical Society (brochure). Topsfield, Mass.: Topsfield Historical Society.

 

Further Reading

Dow, G. F. (1940). The Witchcraft Delusion. In History of Topsfield Massachusetts. (320-342). Topsfield, Mass. : Topsfield Historical Society. Reprinted 1982. View in Library Catalog

 

External Links

Ray, B. & University of Virginia. (2002) Salem Witch Trials Documentary Archive and Transcription Project.  Retrieved December 2013 from http://salem.lib.virginia.edu/home.html

 

 


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Topsfield Times: A Community and Local History Resource

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