The National Park Service preserves unimpaired the natural and cultural resources and values of the national park system for the enjoyment, education, and inspiration of this and future generations. The National Park Service cooperates with partners to extend the benefits of natural and cultural resource conservation and outdoor recreation throughout this country and the world. We are the stewards of your park, charged with protecting its priceless resources. Explore our staff and offices, compendium, and foundation document for a better understanding of how the National Park Service manages Salem Maritime. Our Staff & Offices
Learn about the supervision and management of Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site. Superintendents Compendium
A list of park-specific administrative orders issued by the superintendent. Foundation Document
The foundation document provides guidance for park planning and management decisions. AboutSaugus Iron Works National Historic Site, established April 5th, 1968, is 12.58 acres of Hammersmith's original 600 acres from the 17th century. Saugus Iron Works evokes the character of a working, water-powered, iron-making plant from the early Massachusetts Bay Colony. Visitors tour three mill buildings where an elaborate system of waterwheels and sluiceways powers 17th-century engineered mechanical equipment, demonstrating the core operations of Hammersmith. The site includes the reconstructed blast furnace, forge, slitting mill, and warehouse, together with the original slag pile and several post-Hammersmith era structures (i.e., Iron Works House, museum, visitor center contact station, blacksmith shop, maintenance buildings, and 1940s residences). Saugus Iron Works is a key site and gateway to the Essex National Heritage Area. PurposeSaugus Iron Works National Historic Site preserves and interprets the reconstructed Hammersmith site and resources associated with the first sustained, integrated ironworks in British Colonial America which operated on the Saugus River from 1646 to approximately 1670. Significance
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Last updated: March 14, 2022