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Salem Maritime National Historic SiteBreaming, or burning sea growth off a vessel's hull, was a common practice in the 18th century. 1797 engraving from NPS collections.
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Salem Maritime National Historic Site
The Second Corps of Cadets
 
soldiers of the Second Corps of Cadets
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Soldiers of the Second Corps, c. 1870, flanking a cadet in 18th century uniform
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A reproduction of a seventeenth century chest on exhibit at the Regional Visitor Center
On exhibit at the Regional Visitor Center
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Three soldiers wearing uniforms of the Second Corps of Cadets from the 18th and 19th centuries.  

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The Regional Visitor Center in Salem was once the drill shed of the Salem Armory. The Armory was built by the Second Corps of Cadets, a unit of the Massachusetts National Guard.
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