In 1692, 19 people were executed during the Salem, Massachusetts, witch trials. Until 2016, researchers weren't sure exactly where. As part of the five-year Gallows Hill Project, a team pinpointed the location of the hangings — Proctor's Ledge, which now overlooks a Walgreen's.
The hangings were long thought to have taken place up on Gallows Hill. Another man was executed, but not by hanging and not at Proctor's Ledge. He was crushed to death, The Boston Globe reports, and five other accused witches died in jail.
Now that the true site at the hill's base has been nailed down, Salem plans to put a plaque there.
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