Saugus Iron Works - Saugus, MA
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nomadwillie
N 42° 28.145 W 071° 00.493
19T E 334908 N 4703813
First integrated iron works in the United States.
Waymark Code: WMGDYF
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 02/20/2013
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Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site is a National Historic Site located 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 – 1668. It includes the reconstructed blast furnace, forge, rolling mill, shear, slitter and a quarter-ton drop hammer.
Sixteen years after the Puritans settled Boston, they built this impressive, large manufacturing complex. At the time there were only a dozen such high-tech plants in all of Europe. Skilled metallurgists John Turner and John Vinton were brought in to manage the fineries. Unskilled laborers cut wood for making charcoal, and quarrying the bog ore and flux.
Type of Oven / Kiln: Iron
Status: Historical Site
Operating Dates: 1646 – 1668
Additional Coordinate Description:
The main coordinates all are on the furnace at Saugus Iron Works.
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Additional Coordinate: Not Listed
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