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View Article - Haunted Bunghole Liquor Store
Spirits of the past haunt speakeasies

Haunted Bunghole Liquor Store

Spirits Upon Spirits At Bunghole Liquor Store Massachusetts’s infamous city of Salem is well-known for its horrid past. It was filled with religiously motivated executions during the witch hunts, satanic practices, neighbor-against-neighbor, viole ...

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View Article - Sailors in Salem
Historic sailors add to Salem’s ghostly lore

Sailors in Salem

  Salem, Massachusetts: Not Just Witches  When you think of Salem, what comes to mind? Witch trials, haunted graveyards, a great place to visit for Halloween? What about sailors and pirates? How about illegal brothels, shanghaied youn ...

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View Article - The Ghosts of The Black Death
Historic epidemics left haunting, tragic marks

The Ghosts of The Black Death

In the scope of semi-modern human history, no other event has had more impact on our walkabout on spaceship Earth than the Black Death. It was an unparalleled kick in the groin to the whole species. When we envision apocalyptic events, the sort that ...

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View Article - Salem’s First Church
Discover Salem’s eerie legends and spirits

Salem’s First Church

A church-of-all-trades, so to speak; this building has seen it all. From a church to a bank, then a jewelry store, and now a restaurant, Salem, Massachusetts’ First Church was built in 1634. Although it transformed and relocated over the years, the ...

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View Article - The Witch House
Haunted area known for chilling tales

The Witch House

Jonathan Corwin was heir to one of the largest fortunes of the Puritan New England era. He would go on to take part in the well-documented and much-publicized Salem Witch Trials of the early 1690s. During the time that he lived, witch hunts were a co ...

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View Article - The Joshua Ward House
Old home has chilling ghostly legends

The Joshua Ward House

The Joshua Ward House has some rich history behind it. Built in 1784, it is one of the first brick homes built in Salem, Massachusetts. A noted bricklayer and woodworker at the time, Samuel McIntire did all of the house’s interior woodwork, includi ...

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View Article - The Salem Jail
Ghostly echoes linger in old jail

The Salem Jail

What started out as a local jailing facility, the Salem Jail has served as a multitude of differing functions, from condominiums to restaurants. After going through many renovations and remakes throughout its 200-plus years of operation, the Salem Ja ...

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View Article - Proctor’s Ledge
Twisted branches cast eerie, haunting shadows

Proctor’s Ledge

During the Salem Witch Trials that took place from 1692 to 1693, many townsfolk of Salem, Massachusetts lived in sheer terror and chaos. More than 200 people ended up being falsely accused of witchcraft in what ultimately turned out to be mass hyster ...

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View Article - Old Burying Point Cemetery
Silent graveyard haunted by forgotten spirits

Old Burying Point Cemetery

Salem, Massachusetts, home of the Salem Witch Trials, is a major destination for ghost-hunters and the curious. The Witch Trials will forever go down in history as one of the major catalysts that caused old America to take inventory of its actions. ...

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View Article - Murphy’s Restaurant & Pub
Historic pub with ghostly dining tales

Murphy’s Restaurant & Pub

Salem, Massachusetts is rife with witchcraft lore, with many of its locations said to be haunted. This is in large part due to the Salem Witch Trials that took place way back in 1692 and 1693. As many as 19 innocent people died as a result of what tu ...

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