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Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site

Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site is a National Historic Site about 10 miles (16 kilometers) northeast of Downtown Boston in Saugus, Massachusetts. It is the site of the first integrated ironworks in North America, founded by John Winthrop the Younger and in operation between 1646 and approximately 1670. It includes the reconstructed blast furnace, forge, rolling mill, shear, slitter and a quarter-ton trip hammer. Read more on Wikipedia

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