Gallows Lane

Connecticut · United States · Execution site

The story says witches were burned here. Nobody in New England was ever burned for witchcraft.

Gallows Lane at New London, Connecticut is said to be where witches were burned, and the original account admits there is no record of it.

There is a reason for that. Nobody in New England was ever burned for witchcraft. Those convicted were hanged, which was the penalty under English law, and burning was a continental European practice.

Connecticut's own witch trials are also older and less famous than they should be. This colony was executing people for witchcraft from 1647, decades before Salem, and around a dozen were hanged here.

What people report on the lane is the sense of being watched and followed, in broad daylight as much as at night.

Somebody conducting a séance there produced an account of their own.

The name of the road is doing a good deal of the work.

It is a public road.

FAQ

Where is Gallows Lane located?

Gallows Lane is in Connecticut, United States.

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