The NRG's Maritime Institution Survey

SALEM MARITIME NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE

Survey submitted by Martin Fucio, February 17, 2005

Address: 174 Derby St., Salem, MA 01970
Contact: SAMA_Orientation_Center@nps.gov

Tel: 978-740-1680 FAX: 978-740-1685
Web Site: www.nps.gov/sama

Hours: 9-5, seven days a week, closed Thanksgiving, Dec. 25 and Jan. 1
Visitors: 99,000 / year

Mission Statement: Salem Maritime’s Statement of Purpose reads "To preserve and interpret structures and lands along the waterfront of Salem, Massachusetts, that document the development of American international trade from the colonial period to the mid-nineteenth century."

Salem Maritime’s Statement of Significance reads "The site's public buildings, private homes, and wharves form the best preserved and most
complete example of the maritime infrastructure that evolved to serve the extensive world trade network that was critical to the development of the
nation."

Collections include nautical items, a wide variety of Customs Service records and other archival materials. Written or email inquiries usually
handled by Site Historian John Frayler or Museum Curator Dave Kayser. Research use of collections and library by appointment only. Minimal
charge for reproductions of photographs and documents.

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