Salem Witch Trials Memorial in Salem, Massachusetts

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The Salem Witch Trials Memorial in Salem, Massachusetts is a contemplative outdoor monument honoring the victims of the 1692 witch trials through inscribed stone benches and symbolic design elements.


Statements (37)
Predicate Object
instanceOf memorial
outdoor monument
architect James Cutler
Martha Lyon
commemorates Salem witch trials
commemoratesEvent 1692 witchcraft hysteria in Salem
coordinateLocation 42.522°N 70.891°W
country United States of America
dedicatedTo victims of the Salem witch trials
genre contemplative memorial
hasDesignElement biblical quotations carved into stone walls
enclosed contemplative courtyard
inscriptions of victims’ execution dates
interrupted biblical quotations symbolizing injustice
projecting stone benches bearing victims’ names
stone threshold inscribed with victims’ final words
hasInscriptionLanguage English
hasPart enclosing stone walls
granite threshold
inscribed stones
locust trees
stone benches
heritageDesignation part of the Salem Maritime National Historic Site area
inception 1992
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Essex County, Massachusetts
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
locatedNear Old Burying Point Cemetery
location Salem, Massachusetts
materialUsed granite
stone
numberOfCommemoratedPersons 20
operator City of Salem
purpose commemoration
education about the Salem witch trials
public remembrance
subjectHasRole site of annual remembrance ceremonies
touristAttraction yes

Referenced by (12)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Mary Easty ("Salem Witch Trials Memorial, Salem, Massachusetts")
Salem witch trials
Susannah Martin ("Salem Witch Trials Memorial, Salem, Massachusetts")
Susannah Martin ("Witch Trials Memorial, Proctor’s Ledge, Salem, Massachusetts")
memorial
Martha Lyon ("Salem Witch Trials Memorial")
designed
Old Burying Point Cemetery ("Salem Witch Trials Memorial")
hasAdjacentSite
Town of Danvers ("Salem Village Witchcraft Victims’ Memorial")
hasHeritageSite
Salem, Massachusetts ("Salem Witch Trials Memorial")
hasLandmark
Salem Common ("Salem Witch Trials Memorial")
hasNearbyLandmark
Charter Street Cemetery ("Salem Witch Trials Memorial")
hasNearbySite
Bridget Bishop ("Salem Witch Trials Memorial, Salem, Massachusetts")
memorializedIn
James Cutler ("Salem Witch Trials Memorial")
notableWork

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