• Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site

    Saugus Iron Works

    National Historic Site Massachusetts

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Jonathan Parker (email)
Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site
C/O Salem Maritime National Historic Site
160 Derby Street
Salem, MA 01970
Ph: 978-740-1663
Fax: 978-740-1685

Did You Know?

Saugus Iron Works NHS - blast furnace, forge , slitting mill, warehouse and dock seen from Saugus River

In 1634 author William Wood described the Saugus River, "These flatts make it unnavigable for shippes, yet at high water great Boates, Loiters, and Pinnaces of 20, and 30 tun, may saile up to the plantation". The Oxford English Dictionary uses Wood's description to help define the word "lighter".