National Park Service Trip

The Salem Maritime National Historic Site tour was very informative and educational. I learned of how popular Pepper was and that it was the most smuggled spice. I also had no idea that customs officers had really good wages just about $3 a day (which apparently was really good back in those days). 
 
I also enjoyed being able to see where a middle/lower class citizen would have lived back in those days. It's nice to see the efforts that are made to preserve as much History as possible.
  
Apparently the wall paper dates back to the 1800s!
One of the things that I found the most fascinating was that the Gold eagle on top of the Custom House is not the original, but a duplicate made in order to conserve the other one.
           
The eagle is very patriotic and I find the eyes quite terrifying.
Overall Tracys (park ranger) facts and stories helped me get a picture of how important Salem's Maritime history was the contribution of making America the nation that it is today. It's also good to see that theres more to Salem than Witches and Halloween.
My nature Journal of the maritime historic site. 

Final questions; Is there more to the history in Salem that doesn't involve witches nor maritime? did any other significant events or people took place here?