Saturday, October 31, 2015

Salem, MA (August) - Salem Maritime National Historical Site

Salem was a major port in Massachussets. This is a replica of a ship from the colonial times
 
 
 
Checking out how the sailors would have slept
 
 
 
This device measures distance in knots (for example, for water depth measurements)
 
 
These are customs storehouses. If a ship company could not immediately pay a customs duty, the goods had to stay in this customs warehouse until they came up with the funds
Inside the customs warehouse with examples of some of the things stored there - such as tropical fruit
 

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