| Name | Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site |
| Address | 244 Central StreetSaugus, MA 01906 |
| Brief Description | National Historic Site |
| Type | Attraction |
| Category | National Park |
| Description | This is the site of the first integrated ironworks in North America, 1646-1668. It includes the reconstructed blast furnace, forge, rolling mill, and a restored seventeenth century house. With the archeological site of the seventeenth-century iron-making plant, the museum collection, the seventeenth-century Iron Works House, and the reconstructed iron works complex, Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site illustrates the critical role of iron making to seventeenth-century settlement and its legacy in shaping the early history of the nation. The site's enclave setting on the Saugus River, featuring an open-air museum with working waterwheels, evokes a unique experience for park visitors. These resources demonstrate seventeenth-century engineering and design methods, iron-making technology and operations, local and overseas trade, and life and work in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The original manufacturing site served as a training ground for skilled iron workers for what would become America's iron and steel industry. Iron making provided the infrastructure for the rise of other colonial industries. Called, |
| Phone 1 | (781) 233-0050 |
| Phone 2 | (781) 231-7341 |
| Handicapped Accessible | No |
| Cost | Free |
| Hours | April 1 through October 31, daily, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., November 1- March 31, Closed |
| Website | www.nps.gov/sair/index.htm |
| Last Updated | 1/23/2013 |
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