Salem

Salem Trials
Over fifty to be hanged.
In 1692, nineteen people, mostly women but a few men, were thrown in jail, accused of witchcraft and dealing with the devil. Almost all were hanged, one being stoned to death. All this happened in the now witch central of Salem, Mass. A now bustling city was once a quiet puritan town.
This all began when some of the town's girls accused an old woman of cursing them. Soon it escalated until no one felt safe, afraid someone would accuse them next. The feeling must have been dreadful, never knowing if when you woke up, you would die the next day.
Eventually it stopped, but not before leaving a dark history behind for the future generations. True, Salem has one of the largest tourist seasons in New England, it still having some of the original houses, but visiting the wax museum will show you the conditions that those nineteen had faced, some not able to see Salem blossom.