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Salem Maritime National Historic SiteSalem Harbor in 1797, looking across Stage Point to Derby Wharf with its three warehouses. NPS collections.
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Salem Maritime National Historic Site
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the graceful entry hall of the U.S. Custom House in Salem features a long flight of stairs to the second floor.
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The entry hall of the U.S. Custom House in Salem, where Nathaniel Hawthorne worked from 1846 to 1849.

There are plenty of places to go in Salem, Massachusetts.  Start your visit to this historic city at the Regional Visitor Center in Salem, where the staff will help you plan your visit to the area.

For more information about events and sites in Essex County, the Essex National Heritage Area website has comprehensive information about Essex County. This link will open in a new window.

 
If you are planning a longer vacation to Massachusetts, please check out the National Park Service's Massachusetts Trip Planner to help you find the many National Park Service units in Massachusetts.  The site even includes half-day and full day itineraries for the Boston area. This link will open in a new window
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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detail of the Salem Maritime publication The Salem Armory
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Self-guided walking tours of Salem and info about the site
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The tall glass fronted bookcase in the Customs House once held leather bound volumes.  

Did You Know?
Over 150 feet of shelving is needed to store the Customs Service records from the ports of Salem and Beverly at the National Archives' New England facility in Waltham, MA.
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