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It was easy to be declared a witch in Salem in 1692. All you had to do was deny that witches existed. Bidget Brishup was the first woman to be brought forth before the special witchcraft courts and she denied the accusations. On June 2nd, 1962, she is convicted of witchcraft despite her denials. Eight days after being convicted on June 10th, Bridget Bishop becomes the first woman in Salem village who was publicly hanged for being a witch. Her hanging took place at a location that would later become known as Gallows Hill. It is now a tourist attraction in Salem, Massachusetts that you can visit mid March through mid November with after hour ghost hunt weekends from June

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