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Family in Front of Water Wheel
Visitors gaze at the turning basin from between the forge and blast furnace

NPS Photo / Jonathan Parker

Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site preserves and interprets the first sustained, integrated iron works in British Colonial America, which operated on the Saugus River from 1646 to 1670.

This twelve-acre site contains a museum, reconstructed industrial buildings, working waterwheels, a reproduction blacksmith shop, a 17th-century home, herb garden, a half-mile nature trail, picnic area, visitor center, and dock.

Park Hours

June 3 - October 31
Nature Trail and Park Grounds Around Historic Structures Open
Saugus Iron Works Museum Wednesday-Sunday
10am-4pm
Forge and Mill Wednesday-Sunday
10am-4pm
Guided Tour of the Iron Works House (30 minutes) Saturday & Sunday
11am
Guided Tour of the Industrial Site (60 minutes) Saturday & Sunday
2pm
Restrooms Daily
10am-4pm
 

Last updated: September 23, 2022

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Contact Info

Mailing Address:

244 Central St
Saugus, MA 01906

Phone:

978-740-1650

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