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known for its East India trade than any port in the 

 United States ; but it has greatly declined in commer- 

 cial importance, most of the shipping having been 

 removed to Boston, although continuing to be owned 

 in Salem. The following are the number of vessels 

 belonging to Salem in 1850 : — 



Total, 41,420 



Chestnut street is one of the principal streets of the 

 city, has rows of trees on either side, and contains 

 many beautiful buildings. The East India Marine 

 Hall was erected in 1825, and cost $25,000. It is 

 100 feet by 45, built of granite. In this hall is a 

 very fine Museum, consisting of upwards of 5,000 

 specimens of natural and artificial curiosities, collected 

 from all parts of the world, amongst which is a model 

 of the first ship sent from Salem to the East Indies, 

 in 1784. One of the most interesting specimens I 

 have ever seen is in the possession of an old gentle- 

 man, consisting not only of animals, fossils, &c., but 



