2016-10-10



October 10, 2016 — I visited a lot of sites for A Season with the Witch, both in the city of Salem and around it. I actually wore a hole through a brand new pair of boots in that month of wandering the streets and byways of Essex County. I decided to gather them all together in case you wanted to do some witch hunting of your own when you visit Salem and/or hate your shoes. Below you’ll find 88 locations from the book, including sites connected to the Witch Trials, Nathaniel Hawthorne, the culture and history of the city, and movies that filmed there.

Witch Trials Sites



Amesbury

Susanna Martin Marker (Witch Trials victim): N. Martin Road

Boston

Tomb of Samuel Sewall (Witch Trials judge): Granary Burying Ground, Tremont Street

Tomb of Wait Still Winthrop (Witch Trials judge): King’s Chapel Cemetery, Tremont Street

Tomb of Increase and Cotton Mather: Copp’s Hill Burying Ground, Hull Street

Danvers

Danvers Witchcraft Memorial: Hobart Street

Ingersoll’s Ordinary: 199 Hobart Street

Rebecca Nurse Homestead (Witch Trials victim): 149 Pine Street

Parsonage Excavation Site: Between 65 and 67 Centre Street

Putnam Cemetery (Graves of Witch Trials accusers): 485 Maple Street

Sarah Holten House (Witch Trials testifier and Rebecca Nurse petition signer) 171 Holten Street

Joseph Holten House (Rebecca Nurse petition signer) 19 Centre Street

Sarah Osbourne House (Witch Trials victim) 272 Maple Street

Sarah Bishop House (Witch Trials survivor) 238 Conant Street

Joseph Putnam House (Witch Trials) 431 Maple Street, Danvers

Grave of Elizabeth Parris (Wife of Reverend Samuel Parris): Wadsworth Burial Ground, 18 Summer Street

Thomas Haines House (Witch Trials testifier) 35 Center Street

Danvers Archival Center: Peabody Institute Library of Danvers,15 Sylvan Street

First Church of Danvers: 41 Centre Street

Dorchester

Tomb of William Stoughton (Witch Trials judge): Dorchester North Burying Ground, Stoughton Street and Columbia Road

Haverhill

Grave of Nathaniel Saltonstall (Witch Trials judge): Pawtucket Cemetery, Water Street

Marblehead

Wilmott Redd Memorial (Witch Trials victim): Old Burial Hill Cemetery, Orne Street

North Andover

Grave of Timothy Swan (Perceived witchcraft victim): Old Burial Ground, Academy Road

Peabody

Giles and Martha Corey Memorials (Witch Trial victims): Lowell Street and Crystal Drive

John Proctor Memorial: Lowell Street and Hawthorne Road

Former Site of Proctor Tomb: Lowell Street and Northshore Road

Salem

Former Site of Old Witch Gaol, 10 Federal Street

Former Site of Salem Courthouse, 72 Washington Street

Site of Witch Trials Executions: Proctor’s Ledge, 59 Boston Street

Salem Witch Trials Memorial: Charter Street

Old Burying Point Cemetery (Graves of two Witch Trials judges): Charter Street

Witch House/Corwin House (Witch Trials judge): 310 Essex Street

Family Grave of John and George Corwin (Witch Trials judge and sheriff, respectively): Broad Street Cemetery, 5 Broad Street

Phillips Library (Repository of the Witch Trials papers): 132 Essex Street

Howard Street Cemetery: 29 Howard Street

Topsfield

Topsfield Witch Trials Memorial: Main Street, Topsfield Common

Nathaniel Hawthorne Salem Sites



Grimshawe House: 53 Charter Street

Custom House: 176 Derby Street

House of the Seven Gables/Birth Home: 115 Derby Street

Hawthorne Statue: Hawthorne Boulevard

Former Site of Birth Home: 27 Union Street

Castle Dismal: 10 1/2 Herbert Street

Silsbee House (Home of Mary Silsbee, who inspired Rappaccini's Daughter): 94 Washington Square E.

Phillips Library (Site of front doorway of the Grimshawe House): 132 Essex Street

Old Town Pump Fountain: Essex Street and Washington Street

Last Salem Residence (and site where The Scarlet Letter was written): 14 Mall Street

Salem Attractions

Gallows Hill Museum Theatre, 7 Lynde Street

Gallows Hill Park: Witch Hill Road

Salem Witch Museum: 19 1/2 N. Washington Square

Salem Visitor Center: 2 New Liberty Street

Witch History Museum: 197 Essex Street

Witch Dungeon Museum: 16 Lynde Street

New England Pirate Museum; 274 Derby Street

Salem Wax Museum/Frankenstein’s Castle: 288 Derby Street

Count Orlok’s Nightmare Gallery: 285 Derby Street

Salem Time Machine: 131 Essex Street

Chambers of Terror: 57 Wharf Street

Salem Willows: Salem Neck

Winter Island Park: Salem Neck

Salem Pioneer Village 1630: Forest River Park, Clifton Avenue

Peabody Essex Museum: 161 Essex Street

Salem History and Culture Sites

Roger Conant Statue: Brown Street and Washington Street

Salem Maritime National Historic Site: 193 Derby Street

Old Town Hall, 32 Derby Square

Bewitched Statue: Lappin Park, Washington Street and Essex Street

Hawthorne Hotel/Salem Marine Society Headquarters: 18 Washington Square W.

Salem City Hall: 93 Washington Street

Salem Lyceum: 35 Church Street

Gardner-Pingree House (Site of Captain Joseph White murder): 128 Essex Street

Engine House Pizza (Lords of Salem site): 71 Lafayette Street

Greenlawn Cemetery (Lords of Salem site): 57 Orne Street

Lords of Salem House: 355 Essex Street

Hocus Pocus House: 8 Ocean Avenue

Hocus Pocus School: S. Washington Square

Ropes Mansion: 318 Essex Street

Salem Athenaeum: 337 Essex Street

Boston Strangler Murder Site: 224 Lafayette Street

Ex-Police Department Headquarters: Front Street and Central Street

Old Salem Jail Building: 50 St. Peter Street

Salem Witch, Magic, and Metaphysical Shops

Angelica of the Angels: 192 Essex Street

Artemisia Botanicals: 3 Hawthorne Boulevard

Crow Haven Corner: 125 Essex Street

Enchanted, 98 Wharf Street

Hex: 246 Essex Street

Magicka: 63R Wharf Street

New England Magic: 131 Essex Street

Nu Aeon: 88 Wharf Street

Omen: 184 Essex Street

The Magic Parlor: 213 Essex Street

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