Old Witch Jail: Difference between revisions

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The site of the Witchcraft Jail was 4 Federal St., at the corner of Saint Peter St. In 1763, a new jail was built to replace the old jail of 1684.

When the new stone jail was built in 1813, this building was remodeled into a home. It is said that some timbers of the jail of 1684 were used in the construction of the jail in 1763, according to the Visitor's Guide (1953 ed.)

These structures were torn down in the mid-1950's to make way for New England Telephone Company's expansion.

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-*In 1684 a jail in which the persons accused of witchcraft in 1692 were confined, was built at 2 Federal St, on the corner of St. Peter Street. In 1763, that jail was succeeded by a new one, on the site of what is now 4 Federal Street.
+*The site of the Witchcraft Jail was 4 Federal St., at the corner of Saint Peter St. In 1763, a new jail was built to replace the old jail of 1684.
-*When the new stone jail was built in 1813, this building was remodeled into a home. It is said that some timbers of the jail of 1692 were used in the construction of the jail in 1763, according to the Visitor's Guide (1953 ed.)
+*When the new stone jail was built in 1813, this building was remodeled into a home. It is said that some timbers of the jail of 1684 were used in the construction of the jail in 1763, according to the Visitor's Guide (1953 ed.)
+These structures were torn down in the mid-1950's to make way for New England Telephone Company's expansion.
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 *[http://innopac.noblenet.org/record=b1210825~S24 Salem Visitors' Guide] 1953 ed., p. 152
+*[http://innopac.noblenet.org/record=b1744216~S24 Salem Massachusetts] ed. by  K.Turino, p. 61