 Salem Maritime National Historic Site - Reviews from across the web
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Salem Maritime National Historic Site | Museum/Attraction Review | Salem, MA | Frommers.com - expert review
An entertaining introduction to Salems seagoing history, this complex includes an exciting attraction: a real live ship. The Friendship (which, alas, does not sail) is a full-size replica of a 1797 East Indiaman merchant vessel, a three-masted 171-footer that disapp...
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Salem Maritime National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service)
Salem Massachusetts was once one of the most important ports in the nation. The historic buildings, wharves, and reconstructed tall ship at Salem Maritime tell the stories of the sailors, Revolutionary War Privateers, and merchants who brought the riches...
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Park Museum Collection Profiles (NPS)
As the pinnacle port of eighteenth and nineteenth century New England, what is now Salem Maritime National Historic Site contains many historic structures, including the Custom House, Bonded Warehouse, Scale House, Derby House and Hawkes House. Its collection of historical objects consists primarily...
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Salem Maritime National Historic Site
: A good place to begin your visit is at the Visitor Center where you can view an orientation film. From there you can take part in ranger-led tours of historic structures, hike the half-mile length of Derby Wharf into Salem Harbor, and visit the 18th-century garden as well as neighboring attraction...
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Salem Maritime National Historic Site - MA attractions
is a full-size replica of a 1797 East Indiaman merchant vessel, a three-masted 171-footer that disappeared during the War of 1812. The tall ship is a faithful replica with some concessions to the modern era, such...
frommers.boston.com
Salem Maritime MA
There is a visitor center in downtown Salem and an orientation center on site. Both show films. The heart of the site is three original wharves and a dozen historic structures along the waterfront, ranging from the Customs House to houses for the wealthy and craftsmen. Ranger led tours offered daily...
stepintohistory.com
Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism - Find Lodging - Salem Maritime National Historic Site
Twelve historic structures along Salem's waterfront; films and exhibits at visitor center explore development of Atlantic triangular trade, role of privateering during the Revolutionary War, and international maritime ...
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