witch city – The Monumentous

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History Defines the “Witch City” Identity of Salem

The Witchcraft Capital of the World

The Monumentous

Attraction, Monumentous Identity, North America, United States

The fateful real-life events that took place in the late 1600s near the modern city of Salem, Massachusetts, have come to define the “Witch City” identity for Salem. While the tragedy associated with Salem Witch Trials compelled the Salem community to distance itself from this history for centuries, embracing it as part of the “Witch […]

Monumentous World: The Obscure and Outstanding Monuments in Salem, Massachusetts

The Roger Conant Statue, The Statue of Elizabeth Montgomery, the Captain William Driver Monument and more

The Monumentous

Monumentous World, North America, Sculpture, United States

With a history that stretches back to the early 1600s, the legacy associated with multiple people and eras can be found all over Salem, Massachusetts. Although the modern city is defined by the identity that the Salem Witch Trials have cultivated, many of the monuments located across Salem are connected to people and eras that […]