On January 26, the City of Salem announced the final design for the planned memorial at Proctor’s Ledge to honor the “witch” executions that took place in 1692. Last year a team of researchers and historians identified the location as the probable site of the executions and in the months that followed, city staff and a consulting landscape architect worked with descendants of the victims, the Salem Award Foundation, local historians, and abutting neighbors to develop a plan that would tastefully memorialize the site.
“I would like to thank everyone who participated in the process that led to the developmen
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