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Hiram Marble's excavation at Dungeon Rock Lynn MA illustration from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper circa August 1878

Lost and Buried Treasure in Massachusetts

Massachusetts is home to many stories of lost and buried treasure. From buried pirate treasure to lost war loot there are legends of lost treasure all over the state. The… Read more »

Colonial Era, Industrial Era   

Samuel Sewall: Salem Witch Judge

Samuel Sewall was a judge in the Salem Witch Trials and the only judge to apologize for his role in the trials. Sewall was born in Bishopstoke, England on March… Read more »

Colonial Era   
"Court Trial of Witches," illustration by unknown artist, published in "Witchcraft Illustrated" by Henrietta D Kimball, circa 1892

Bartholomew Gedney: Salem Witch Judge

Bartholomew Gedney was one of the judges during the Salem Witch Trials. Gedney was also a physician, town selectman, ship carpenter, merchant and a colonel in the Essex County militia…. Read more »

Colonial Era   
“Giles Corey's Punishment and Awful Death”, illustrator unknown, in Witchcraft Illustrated by Henrietta D. Kimball, circa 1892

George Corwin: High Sheriff of Essex County

George Corwin was the high sheriff of Essex County during the Salem Witch Trials in 1692. He was the nephew of Judge Jonathan Corwin and Judge Wait Winthrop and the… Read more »

Colonial Era   

History of Ring’s Island in Salisbury, Massachusetts

Ring’s Island is a peninsula in Salisbury, Massachusetts located near the mouth of the Merrimack River. On March 26, 1642, two acres of Ring’s Island was granted to colonist Robert… Read more »

Colonial Era   

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