Gallows Hill, Salem (traditional attribution)
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Gallows Hill in Salem is the historically associated site where several people accused of witchcraft during the 1692 Salem witch trials, including Elizabeth Howe, were executed by hanging.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gallows Hill, Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony | 3 |
| Gallows Hill, Salem (traditional attribution) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T260349 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gallows Hill, Salem (traditional attribution) Context triple: [Elizabeth Howe, executionLocation, Gallows Hill, Salem (traditional attribution)]
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A.
Salem Witch Trials Memorial in Salem, Massachusetts
The Salem Witch Trials Memorial in Salem, Massachusetts is a contemplative outdoor monument honoring the victims of the 1692 witch trials through inscribed stone benches and symbolic design elements.
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B.
Salem Witch Museum
The Salem Witch Museum is a popular historical museum in Salem, Massachusetts that presents exhibits and dramatizations about the 1692 Salem witch trials and the broader history of witchcraft.
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C.
Salem Village meetinghouse
The Salem Village meetinghouse was the central Puritan church and gathering place in Salem Village, Massachusetts, and a primary setting for the events of the 1692 Salem witch trials.
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D.
Prospect Hill, Charlestown, Massachusetts
Prospect Hill in Charlestown, Massachusetts is a historic Revolutionary War site best known as the location where the Grand Union Flag, considered the first national flag of the United States, was first raised.
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E.
Rebecca Nurse Homestead, Danvers, Massachusetts
The Rebecca Nurse Homestead in Danvers, Massachusetts is a preserved 17th-century farmstead and museum best known as the home and burial site of Rebecca Nurse, one of the most famous victims of the Salem witch trials.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gallows Hill, Salem (traditional attribution) Target entity description: Gallows Hill in Salem is the historically associated site where several people accused of witchcraft during the 1692 Salem witch trials, including Elizabeth Howe, were executed by hanging.
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A.
Salem Witch Trials Memorial in Salem, Massachusetts
The Salem Witch Trials Memorial in Salem, Massachusetts is a contemplative outdoor monument honoring the victims of the 1692 witch trials through inscribed stone benches and symbolic design elements.
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B.
Salem Witch Museum
The Salem Witch Museum is a popular historical museum in Salem, Massachusetts that presents exhibits and dramatizations about the 1692 Salem witch trials and the broader history of witchcraft.
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C.
Salem Village meetinghouse
The Salem Village meetinghouse was the central Puritan church and gathering place in Salem Village, Massachusetts, and a primary setting for the events of the 1692 Salem witch trials.
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D.
Prospect Hill, Charlestown, Massachusetts
Prospect Hill in Charlestown, Massachusetts is a historic Revolutionary War site best known as the location where the Grand Union Flag, considered the first national flag of the United States, was first raised.
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E.
Rebecca Nurse Homestead, Danvers, Massachusetts
The Rebecca Nurse Homestead in Danvers, Massachusetts is a preserved 17th-century farmstead and museum best known as the home and burial site of Rebecca Nurse, one of the most famous victims of the Salem witch trials.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
execution site
ⓘ
historical site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Salem witch trials
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witchcraft accusations in colonial New England ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | approximate coordinates near modern Salem, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateOfEvent | 1692 ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Gallows Hill
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traditional Gallows Hill site ⓘ |
| hasCauseOfDeathAtSite | hanging ⓘ |
| hasEvent |
executions by hanging
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executions of accused witches in 1692 ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod | Salem witch trials ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfLocality | English ⓘ |
| hasNote | traditionally identified as execution site; exact historical location debated by scholars ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | site of historical interest ⓘ |
| historicalRole | traditional site of Salem witch trials executions ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Essex County, Massachusetts
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Massachusetts ⓘ Salem, Massachusetts ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| notableVictim |
Elizabeth Howe
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people accused of witchcraft ⓘ |
| partOf |
Salem, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Salem
|
| timePeriod |
17th century
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Colonial America ⓘ |
| usedFor |
hangings
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public executions ⓘ |
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Subject: Gallows Hill, Salem (traditional attribution) Description of subject: Gallows Hill in Salem is the historically associated site where several people accused of witchcraft during the 1692 Salem witch trials, including Elizabeth Howe, were executed by hanging.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Gallows Hill, Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony
this entity surface form:
Gallows Hill, Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony
this entity surface form:
Gallows Hill, Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony