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*[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/2163016 The Old Shipmasters] by Trow, p. 331 | *[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/2163016 The Old Shipmasters] by Trow, p. 331 | ||
*[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/1702718?locg=63 Salem Massachusetts, Vol. II] ed. Schier and Turino, p. 48 | *[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/1702718?locg=63 Salem Massachusetts, Vol. II] ed. Schier and Turino, p. 48 (photograph of Bethel on Herbert St.) | ||
Revision as of 10:50, 28 September 2012
A bethel was a seaman's chapel or a hostel for sailor's. Salem had many such buildings during the "Age of Sail".
The Salem Marine Society ran a bethel at the foot of Turner Street.
See Also
- The Old Shipmasters by Trow, p. 331
- Salem Massachusetts, Vol. II ed. Schier and Turino, p. 48 (photograph of Bethel on Herbert St.)
