West India Goods Store

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The West India Goods Store is a historic mercantile shop in Salem, Massachusetts, interpreting the 18th- and 19th-century trade in imported goods from the Caribbean and beyond as part of the Salem Maritime National Historic Site.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic shop
mercantile store
museum exhibit
tourist attraction
architecturalStyle historic commercial building
category Historic sites in Salem, Massachusetts
Maritime museums in Massachusetts
Museums in Essex County, Massachusetts
National Park Service museums
country United States of America
exhibits 18th-century household commodities
19th-century household commodities
goods imported from Asia
goods imported from Europe
goods imported from the Caribbean
hasMainTheme 18th-century maritime trade
19th-century maritime trade
Atlantic world commerce
Caribbean trade
imported colonial goods
heritageDesignation part of a U.S. National Historic Site
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Essex County, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
locatedInHistoricDistrict Salem Maritime National Historic Site
locatedNear Derby Wharf
Salem Harbor
location Salem, Massachusetts
openToPublic true
operatedBy U.S. National Park Service
partOf Salem Maritime National Historic Site
subjectOf interpretive programs about Salem’s maritime history
usedFor heritage tourism
historical interpretation
public education

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Salem Maritime National Historic Site
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