First settled in 1629, the town of Saugus lies at the southern end of Essex County Saugus, just 13 miles North of the City of Boston. The Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site, in operation from 1646-1668, was the first integrated iron works in North America. This Massachusetts site is nationally significant because it is considered the birthplace of industry in Colonial America, initiating and sustaining an advanced iron making technology in the New World. The subsequent dispersal of workers and their descendants to other parts of Colonial America, where they established other iron producing centers, was critical to the development of industry and technology in the emerging country.

Boardman House

17 Howard Street
Saugus, MA 01906

Breakheart Reservation

177 Forest Street
Saugus, MA 01906

Rocky Hill Farm

34 Butterfield Road
Saugus, MA 01906

Saugus Historical Society

30 Main Street
Saugus, MA 01906

Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site

244 Central Street
Saugus, MA 01906

Boardman House

17 Howard Street, Saugus, MA, 01906, US

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Breakheart Reservation

177 Forest Street, Saugus, MA, 01906, US

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Rocky Hill Farm

21 and 34 Butterfield Road, Saugus, MA, 01906, US

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Saugus Historical Society

30 Main Street, Saugus, MA, 01906, US

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Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site

244 Central Street, Saugus, MA, 01906, US

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