Trip to Salem National Park

1) Share information you learned about Salem from the NPS from your reading, from your fellow peers teaching you, from the ranger, and from the place itself.

This past Monday, our class took a trip to the Salem National Park on Derby St. Our ranger was able to teach us about the many different components that made up Salem back in the day, such as the Polish Immigration wave, the Maritime trade, and the middle class. The reading I had to do involved the Maritime trade and how vital it was the Salem's economy at the time since Salem had little to no agricultural land. The two other groups in my class were able to teach me about the Polish immigration wave and the custom officers/international trade.

4. https://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/maritime/commerce.htm

5.

A. I think it always cool to be in old and preserved houses such as the Narbonne home. It is amazing to think that hundreds of years ago in that same spot, technology and way of life in general was so much different than what it is today. 

B. By going into the different old homes and structures and seeing the actual artifacts that have been preserved or dug up added to the feel of what life was the centuries ago. Our knowledgeable park ranger was very helpful in giving me a vision of how trade, maritime, and life was years ago.

6. The only question I had is what the red line I seen around downtown Salem is. Where does it lead to??