What) Eunice "Goody" Cole was the only New Hampshire resident to be condemned as a witch. She was imprisoned in 1656 for various crimes - mostly being creepy, old, and cranky - but died before the witch trials of 1692. The residents of Hampton reportedly drove a stake through her dead heart before dumping her corpse in a long-lost grave. By 1938, the town was feeling guilty about what it had done to Goody and decided to erect a memorial in her honor. They finally got around to it in 1963, when a big rock with a plaque on it was placed across the street from the Tuck Museum, which has an exhibit about Goody and an urn that holds dirt from where some people think that she might have been buried. (1)

    Where) 40 Park Avenue  Across the street from the Tuck Museum, at Founder's Park

    Why) This is another one of those things that you need to ask Pam about to get the full story.

Here is the main memorial that is referred to in the description above. You can click here for a detailed view of the plaque.

It is encircled by a number of smaller stones that have been dedicated to individuals.  Although we checked them all, we could not find...

... one that was dedicated to Goody specifically.  This one was marked Cole 1640 - 1925.

 
I did manage to take some nice images showcasing the lush greenness that was manifest in the park on this day.

Rest in Peace Goody.