Hammersmith ironworks
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Hammersmith ironworks was the first integrated ironworks in North America, established in the 17th century in Saugus, Massachusetts, as a major early colonial industrial enterprise.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hammersmith ironworks canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic site
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industrial site ⓘ ironworks ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
Colonial America
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| employer |
Scottish prisoners of war
ⓘ
indentured workers ⓘ skilled ironworkers ⓘ |
| endTime |
17th century
ⓘ
circa 1670 ⓘ |
| era |
17th-century industry
ⓘ
Colonial period ⓘ |
| foundedBy | English investors ⓘ |
| hasPart |
blast furnace
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casting house ⓘ company store ⓘ forge ⓘ rolling and slitting mill ⓘ sluiceways ⓘ waterwheels ⓘ workers' housing ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
ⓘ
National Historic Site ⓘ |
| inception |
1640s
ⓘ
circa 1646 ⓘ |
| industry | iron production ⓘ |
| influenced | development of early American iron industry ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Massachusetts
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New England ⓘ Saugus, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Saugus River ⓘ |
| managedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| owner | Company of Undertakers of the Iron Works in New England ⓘ |
| presentLocation | Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site ⓘ |
| product |
bar iron
ⓘ
cast iron goods ⓘ iron ⓘ |
| purpose | to produce iron for the Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ |
| rawMaterial |
bog iron ore
ⓘ
charcoal ⓘ limestone flux ⓘ |
| reconstructedAs | Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site ⓘ |
| significance |
first integrated ironworks in North America
ⓘ
major early colonial industrial enterprise ⓘ |
| startTime | 17th century ⓘ |
| technologyUsed |
charcoal-fueled blast furnace
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water power ⓘ |
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