Gallows Hill, Salem (traditional attribution)

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Gallows Hill in Salem is the historically associated site where several people accused of witchcraft during the 1692 Salem witch trials, including Elizabeth Howe, were executed by hanging.


Statements (28)

Predicate Object
instanceOf execution site
historical site
associatedWith Salem witch trials
witchcraft accusations in colonial New England
coordinateLocation approximate coordinates near modern Salem, Massachusetts
country United States of America
surface form: "United States"
dateOfEvent 1692
hasAlternativeName Gallows Hill
traditional Gallows Hill site
hasCauseOfDeathAtSite hanging
hasEvent executions by hanging
executions of accused witches in 1692
hasHistoricalPeriod Salem witch trials
hasLanguageOfLocality English
hasNote traditionally identified as execution site; exact historical location debated by scholars
heritageDesignation site of historical interest
historicalRole traditional site of Salem witch trials executions
locatedIn Essex County, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
Salem, Massachusetts
United States of America
surface form: "United States"
notableVictim Elizabeth Howe
people accused of witchcraft
partOf Salem, Massachusetts
surface form: "Salem"
timePeriod 17th century
Colonial America
usedFor hangings
public executions

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mary Easty deathPlace Gallows Hill, Salem (traditional attribution)
this entity surface form: "Gallows Hill, Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony"
Bridget Bishop executionLocation Gallows Hill, Salem (traditional attribution)
this entity surface form: "Gallows Hill, Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony"
Elizabeth Howe executionLocation Gallows Hill, Salem (traditional attribution)
George Burroughs placeOfDeath Gallows Hill, Salem (traditional attribution)
this entity surface form: "Gallows Hill, Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony"