• Salem Maritime National Historic Site

    Salem Maritime

    National Historic Site Massachusetts

People

a portrait of Nathaniel Hawthorne in his later years, wearing a mustache
Nathaniel Hawthorne is one of the most famous people associated with Salem Maritime
NPS collections

Merchants, shopkeepers, sailors, craftsmen, Customs inspectors, slaves, sailors, business owners, and mill workers: the faces of Salem’s citizens have always reflected a range of ethnicities, occupations, and talents. Use the links above and to the left to meet some of the people who are connected to Salem Maritime NHS.

Did You Know?

A view of the rigging of Friendship, looking up through the spiderweb of lines attached to the horizontal yards and vertical masts.

Over 17 miles of line makes up the rigging of the tall ship Friendship at Salem Maritime. That's about the distance from Salem to Boston! More...