Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site

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Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site is a preserved 17th-century ironworks in Massachusetts that interprets one of the first integrated iron-making operations in North America.

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Saugus Iron Works 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf National Historic Site
historic industrial site
open-air museum
category industrial heritage site
living history museum
country United States of America
surface form: United States
hasArchaeologicalExcavations yes
hasEducationalFocus 17th-century ironmaking
colonial industry
technology history
hasInterpretivePrograms guided tours
historical demonstrations
hasLandscapeFeature riverfront setting
hasPart 17th-century house
archeological site
blast furnace
forge
museum visitor center
reconstructed ironworks complex
rolling and slitting mill
sluiceways
waterwheels
hasReconstructionOf Hammersmith ironworks
hasWebsite https://www.nps.gov/sair/index.htm
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
U.S. National Historic Site
surface form: National Historic Site of the United States
inception 17th century
industry ironmaking
locatedIn Essex County, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
New England
Saugus, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
locatedOn Saugus River
managedBy National Park Service
nearestCity Boston, Massachusetts
openToPublic yes
operator National Park Service
originalConstructionEnd 1650s
originalConstructionStart 1640s
ownedBy United States government
surface form: United States federal government
partOf United States National Park System
surface form: National Park System
significantEvent early iron production in North America
significantFor early American industrial history
history of iron and steel technology
one of the first integrated ironworks in North America
significantPeriod Colonial America

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Saugus River associatedWith Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site
this entity surface form: Saugus Iron Works
Essex County containsHistoricSite Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site
subject surface form: Essex County, Massachusetts
Saugus River passesThrough Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site