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Proceedings in Salem Village mark start of 1692 witch trials

Late 17th-century New England village street with simple wooden houses and a small meetinghouse; a group of townspeople in period clothing gathered outside while a doorway shows magistrates consulting papers.

In late February 1692, a wave of accusations in Salem Village led local magistrates to begin formal examinations and arrests that launched the series of events now known as the Salem witch trials.

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