The Salem Massachusetts Witch House

by Jeff Folger

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The Salem Massachusetts Witch House

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Jeff Folger

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Photograph - Digital Photography

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The Witch House is the is the only structure still standing in Salem, Massachusetts with direct ties to the Salem witch trials of 1692. This was the home of magistrate Jonathan Corwin who would question the victims of the witch hysteria. The house was bought by Judge Corwin in 1675, when he was 24 years old, and he lived there for more than forty years. Corwin is buried in the nearby Broad Street Cemetery. The house remained in the Corwin family until the mid-19th century. at the cross streets of North & Summer in the Chestnut Street District of Salem.
As a local magistrate and civic leader, Corwin was called upon to investigate the claims of diabolical activity when a surge of witchcraft accusations arose in Salem and neighboring communities. He took the place of Judge Nathaniel Saltonstall, who resigned after the execution of Bridget Bishop. Corwin served on the Court of Oyer and Terminer, which ultimately sent nineteen to the gallows. All nineteen refused to admit to witchcraft and maintained their innocence.


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July 10th, 2014

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