You might know this location if you are from the area, but this witch weathervane can be spotted over the clubhouse at the Salem Country Club, which is actually located in Peabody, Massachusetts! This two dimensional weathervane is very detailed, down to the witch's hair flying in the wind, and her long hooked nose.
Right below the weathervane, over the front door, is another image of a witch!
And, there is a witch on the awning over the entrance to the function rooms.
Salem Country club was bounded on 4 November 1895, when members of the Old Salem Club met to organize a golf club. The first nine hole golf course was located near the border of Marblehead. Then the club moved to the land known as the Sanders Farm in Peabody. If you use Google, you will see there are many Salem Country Clubs (New York, Illinois, Oregon, New Jersey etc.), but this is the oldest.
The witch symbol needs no explanation. In fact, it is very appropriate that the witch history carries on in Peabody, where more victims of the witch trials lived (back when it was known as "Salem Village") than in Salem town.
This weathervane was made by Walter Liff, a sculptor who works in metal and who often creates local weathervanes. Walter Liff lives in New Hampshire. According to his website, this weathervane is 48 3/8" wide and 48" high, made of structural aluminum plate. I have featured some of his other weathervanes HERE in New Castle, NH and HERE at a playground.
For the truly curious:
Salem Country Club website: https://www.salemcountryclub.org
Steeling Nature (Walter Liff) https://www.steelingnature.com
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Heather Wilkinson Rojo, "Weathervane Wednesday - Witches Flying", Nutfield Genealogy, posted October 30, 2019, ( https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2019/10/weathervane-wednesday-witches-flying.html: accessed [access date]).
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