Salem Maritime National Historic Site

Salem Maritime National Historic Site: see National Parks and Monuments (table).

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Salem Maritime National Historic Site

Parks Directory of the United States / US National Parks / National Historic Sites

Address: 174 Derby St
Salem, MA 01970
Phone: 978-740-1660;
Fax: 978-740-1685;
Web: www.nps.gov/sama/
Size: 9 acres.
Established: Designated on March 17, 1938.
Location: On Derby St. in Salem, Massachusetts, 20 miles northeast of Boston.
Facilities: Rest rooms (é), visitor center (é), waterfront orientation center (é), museum/exhibit, self-guided tour/trail.
Activities: Hiking, bicycling, boating, fishing, ranger-led tours.
Special Features: Recalling the time when Salem traded in the East Indies and throughout the world, the site includes 18th- and 19th-century wharves, the Custom House, the bonded warehouse, the West India Goods Store, the 17th-century Narbonne-Hale House, and the home of 18th-century merchant E. H. Derby. Salem Maritime was the first national historic site established in the National Park System.

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