
Salem and its surrounding North Shore towns are documented here in detail by U.S. Geological Survey topographers during the late nineteenth century. The landscape is defined by its complex shoreline, from the maritime hazards near Ipswich Light to the industrial waterfronts of Beverly and Salem Harbor. Inland, the area reveals a dense network of early rail infrastructure, including the Boston and Maine Railroad, which connected coastal outposts like Rowley Station and Hamilton Station to the regional economy.
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11 editions found

1893 edition
15.5 x 20 inches

1897 edition
15.3 x 20.1 inches

1902 edition
15.4 x 19.9 inches

1905 edition
15.2 x 20 inches

1908 edition
15.4 x 19.9 inches

1912 edition
15.4 x 19.7 inches

1916 edition
15.3 x 19.7 inches

1932 edition
15.5 x 19.7 inches

1936 edition
15.4 x 19.8 inches

1940 edition
15.4 x 19.8 inches

1944 edition
15.3 x 20.6 inches
15 maps found

1888 Salem
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1893 Salem
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1917 Salem
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1919 Salem
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1944 Salem
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1949 Salem
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1956 Salem
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1970 Salem
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1977 Salem
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1985 Salem
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2012 Salem
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2015 Salem
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2018 Salem
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2021 Salem
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2024 Salem
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