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More info: A historic seaport with a vibrant tourism industry, Newburyport includes part of Plum Island. Situated near the mouth of the Merrimack River, Newburyport was a fishing, shipbuilding and shipping centre. The downtown area of Newburyport has historic houses and federalist buildings built by wealthy clipper ship owners and whalers in the 19th century.

The Newburyport Custom House Maritime Museum maintains original artifacts from the prosperous trade era, maritime art, models of Newburyport-built vessels, trades routs and journals, and old maps showing the city’s birth.

The mooring, winter storage, and maintenance of recreational boats, motor and sail, still contribute a large part of the city's income. A Coast Guard station oversees boating activity, especially in the sometimes dangerous tidal currents of the Merrimack River and the Newburyport Harbor Light, or Plum Island Light, aids safe passage.

The Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank on State Street was founded in 1854, is one of the oldest banks in the United States and is still in operation today.