Self-guided · city, Massachusetts
Shipwreck Sites in Salem, MA
Shipwrecks listed on the public record near you, with what went down, when, and where the record places it.
Salem has a population of about 42,544. Some of these sites are open to visitors, some are private, and some are ruins. All of them are on the record, and all of them can be seen from the public way.
On the record near Salem, MA
The 10 nearest
10 listed sites on the record match shipwreck sites within 120 miles of Salem, MA, out of 1,769 listed sites of every kind within 25 miles.
- LUNA (tugboat)12 miles from the center of Salem · Structure · Boston · listed 1983National Register of Historic Places
- ROSEWAY (schooner)14 miles from the center of Salem · Structure · Boston · listed 1997National Register of Historic Places
- ERNESTINA (schooner)61 miles from the center of Salem · Structure · New Bedford · listed 1985National Register of Historic Places
- WEATHERLY (sloop)74 miles from the center of Salem · Structure · Newport · listed 2012National Register of Historic Places
- CORONET (Wooden Hull Schooner Yacht)75 miles from the center of Salem · Structure · Newport · listed 2004National Register of Historic Places
- BAGHEERA (schooner)85 miles from the center of Salem · Structure · Portland · listed 2009National Register of Historic Places
- SABINO (steamer)97 miles from the center of Salem · Structure · Mystic · listed 1992National Register of Historic Places
- MARY E. (Schooner)110 miles from the center of Salem · Structure · Bath · listed 2019National Register of Historic Places
- DORIS (Sailing yacht)110 miles from the center of Salem · Structure · Deep River · listed 1984National Register of Historic Places
- ISAAC H. EVANS (schooner)112 miles from the center of Salem · Structure · Rockland · listed 1991National Register of Historic Places
Distances are straight-line from the center of Salem, MA. Many sites are private property or working buildings - view them from the public way. See them on the map.
Shipwreck Sites in Salem, step by step
- 1
See every listed site of this kind in the area
- 2
Sort by distance and pick the closest few
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Read the record for the year, the builder and the use
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View from the public way and note what has changed
- 5
Collect the set and move on to the next county
What people in Salem, MA ask first
How much does it cost to visit these sites in Salem, MA?
Most listed sites can be seen from a public road or sidewalk at no cost, and the app is free to use. Some sites are private homes, working churches or museums with their own hours and fees. The record for each one says what it is, so you know before you go.
Where does the information on these sites come from?
From published records: the National Register of Historic Places, the Recorded Texas Historic Landmark program, and the Georgia Historical Society and Georgia Department of Natural Resources marker program. Every site on the page names its source.
Are these buildings open to the public?
Some are, many are not. Churches, courthouses and libraries usually keep regular hours. Houses, barns and mills are often private and best seen from the road. The record for each site tells you which kind it is.
What does it mean when a site is on the National Register?
It means the property was documented and accepted as historically significant. Listing honors the site, it does not open it to visitors or stop an owner from using it.
How a visit works in Salem
- Step 1
Find the place
Every stop starts as a pin with real coordinates. In Salem, MA the map shows what is listed around you and how far each one is, so the first decision is where to go, and it takes a few seconds.
- Step 2
Read the story
The record behind each marker is kept whole: what happened there, when, who was involved, and why it was worth a sign. You read it standing where it happened, which is the part a textbook cannot give you.
- Step 3
Get there under your own power
Walk it, run it, hike it, ride it or drive it. Stops in Salem, MA are chained into routes that fit the way you move, so a lunch break, a long run or a Saturday drive can all pass through history.
- Step 4
Collect it and come back
Each stop you reach counts toward a badge, and a photo or a correction you send makes the record better for the next person. The map remembers where you have been, so the next trip starts where the last one ended.
The rules that make it work
The record comes first
Every site on these pages comes from a published register or marker program, with its source named. Nothing is listed that is not on the record.
Read the whole story
A marker is a few lines on a post. The story behind it is longer, and it includes the hard parts. Both are worth the stop.
Movement makes it stick
People remember the places they walked to. A route through five markers teaches more than fifty marker pages read on a couch.
Local beats famous
The marker two streets over usually has a better story than the one in the guidebook, and nobody else is standing in front of it.
Respect the ground
Many sites are private homes, working churches or cemeteries. View from the public way, follow posted hours, and leave it as you found it.
Every visitor can improve it
Markers go missing, get moved, or carry mistakes. A photo or a location fix from the person standing there is how the record stays right.
