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Massachusetts, United States
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Norton, town (township), Bristol county, southeastern Massachusetts, U.S., 14 miles (23 km) southwest of Brockton and about 30 miles (50 km) south of Boston. It was settled in 1669 by a cabin boy, William Wetherell, according to local lore, and incorporated in 1711. Norton was a centre of witchcraft hysteria in the early 18th century. It was known for the presence of the alleged witches Dora Leonard and Naomi Burt, and Major George Leonard was...

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