Misery Islands
The Misery Islands are an 87-acre (350,000 m2) nature reserve established in 1935 in Salem Sound close to the Salem Harbor in Salem, Massachusetts and is managed by the Trustees of Reservations. The islands' name come from shipbuilder Robert Moulton who was stranded on the islands during a winter storm in the 1620s. The island, in the past, has been home to a club with a golf course and subsequently about two dozen cottages. The island is now uninhabited.[1]
Historic Districts in Salem, Massachusetts
The Salem Maritime National Historic Site is a short boat ride away from the Misery Islands along with the Chestnut Street District, Federal Street District, Downtown Salem District, Bridge Street Neck Historic District, Charter Street Historic District, Crombie Street District, Derby Waterfront District, Old Town Hall Historic District & the Salem Common Historic District
Salem Harbor
Salem is the second deepest of the five ports in Massachusetts. Within its harbor are commercial and recreational vessels. There are over 1,600 permitted recreational boats in Salem waters and an estimated 8,000 moored or slipped recreational boats using the waters of Salem Sound. Inside the harbor, the electric power plant receives shipments of coal and oil from around the world. Mid-size cruise ships navigate and drop anchor in the harbor.[2]
References
- ^ http://www.thetrustees.org/pages/323_misery_islands.cfm
- ^ "City of Salem, Salem Harbormaster". North Shore Harbormasters Association (NSHA). Harbormasters.org. Retrieved 2011-06-13.
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