salem witch trials: Must be the Season of the Witch - 10/14/10 04:51 PM
Everyone knows about the mass hysteria known as the Salem Witch Trials. The trials took place between 1692 and 1693 and the actual location was in Salem, Ipswich, Boston and Charlestown. Back then, the act of behaving "strangely" could cause one to be accused of the felony crime of witchcraft which was punishable by death. During the trials 150 people were arrested and twenty-nine people were convicted. Of those who were convicted, fourteen women and six men were eventually executed. Aside from the original site of the accusations and high drama, there was another important connection to the Salem Witch Trials. That one
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salem witch trials: Salem End Road and the Salem Witch Trials - 07/11/10 03:08 PM
Salem End Road and the Salem Witch Trials In the western part of Framingham, Massachusetts there is an area known as Salem End Road. In 2007 it was voted as one of the "Absolute Best Streets" by Boston Magazine. Some of the traits that were taken into consideration were aesthetics, environment, amenities and public services. There is diversity of home styles on Salem End Road with everything to ranches, contemporaries, stately colonials as well some very important historical buildings. The winding, wooded and scenic road begins at the border of Ashland running thorough the Ashland Town Forest and ends where it parallels Route
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