Salem in Essex County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
The Salem Witch Trials Memorial
20th Anniversary & Rededication
9 September 2012
| | Hayden Hillsgrove Stonemason | |
Photographed by Craig Doda, July 3, 2018
1. The Salem Witch Trials Memorial
This memorial is dedicated to the enduring lessons of human rights and tolerance learned from the Salem witch trials of 1692.
The Salem award foundation for human rights and social justice gratefully acknowledges the following for their generous support of the memorial's restoration.
City of Salem · Peabody Essex Museum · Eastern Bank · Beverly Cooperative Bank · Salem Witch Museum · RCG Heritage Salem Five Charitable Foundation · Anonymous Salem State University · Patty MacLeod & Russ Vickers · Annenberg Foundation · Dorothy & Michael Harrington · Shetland Properties · Soucy Insurance Agency · Meg Twohey & Darrow Lebovici · David W. Ives · Brenda & David Butler · Cohen & Cohen Company · Nina Cohen & Craig Barrows · Historic Salem, Inc. · Fraternity Lodge no 118. I.O.O.F. · Jean & Soug Karam · James & Julie Rose · Tinti, Quinn, Grover & Frey · Stanley Szwartz & Jacoueline Washburn · Brian Watson · Adelaide & Thomas Vander Salem · Cynthia Eilliams · Diane & Dick Pabich · Serafini, Serafini, Darling & Correnti · Frances Towne Beckley · CCI Reprographics · Alison D'Amario · Tina Koutsos-Jordan · Daniel Ricciarelli · David Hart · Salem Public Schools · The Phoenix School
Erected 2012.
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Location. 42° 31.256′ N, 70° 53.504′ W. Marker is in Salem, Massachusetts, in Essex County. It can be reached from Chester Street east of Central Street, on the right when traveling east. A few steps down the alley just east of The Burying Point cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Beverly MA 01915, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker and memorial is on Massachusetts’ North Shore, in Greater Boston, and in the Merrimack Valley. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named The Salem Witch Trials Memorial (here, next to this marker); Yin Yu Tang A Chinese Home (within shouting distance of this marker); Charter Street Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); The Burying Point (within shouting distance of this marker); Graves of Greatest Historical Intrest (within shouting distance of this marker); Home of Nathaniel H. Felt (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Richard More (about 300 feet away); East India Marine Hall (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Salem.
Other markers no longer nearby. This Ground (was
Photographed by Craig Doda, July 3, 2018
2. The Salem Witch Trials Memorial
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 8, 2023
3. The Salem Witch Trials Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on February 28, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 9, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 655 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 9, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. 3. submitted on April 18, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
