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This is a house from 1760. It was home to Nathaniel Bowditch, a navigator who remapped a lot of the water of the world. This enabled the ships from Salem to accurately sail the world. The home was going to be demolished to make way for Essex St expansion. A group moved it to North St.

Address: 9 North St
Website: http://nps.gov/sama

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  • Written Oct 19, 2008
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