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2nd Unitarian Church, 1909
The Second Unitarian Church in Salem, MA, was a Gothic Revival church built in the 1840s. After a merger and a fire, it eventually became the Salem Witch Museum in 1972. The exterior still reflects its 19th-century design.
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Discover the people who lived there, the places they visited and the stories they shared.
2nd Unitarian Church, 1909
The Second Unitarian Church in Salem, MA, was a Gothic Revival church built in the 1840s. After a merger and a fire, it eventually became the Salem Witch Museum in 1972. The exterior still reflects its 19th-century design.
Postcard
Posted in the Past: Revealing the true stories written on a postcard
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Salem Witch Trials, 1692
The Salem witch trials were a series of hearings and prosecutions in 1692 in colonial Massachusetts, where more than 200 people were accused of practicing witchcraft. Sparked by fear, superstition, and mass hysteria, the trials led to 20 executions and remain a cautionary tale about injustice and scapegoating.
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