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Dr. Emily Murphy, Curator at Salem Maritime will share the stories of the people and events that shaped Salem’s National Park.
The founding of Salem Maritime in 1937 was part of the National Park Service’s engagement with the history of the United States on a grand scale. Dr. Emily Murphy, Curator at Salem Maritime will share the stories of the people and events that shaped Salem’s National Park, and dovetailed with other historic preservation initiatives in Salem and in the nation in the early twentieth century.