• Saugus Iron Works Panorama

    Saugus Iron Works

    National Historic Site Massachusetts

Photos & Multimedia

We are currently building a new Photo Gallery. However, you can explore hundreds of pictures of Saugus Iron Works on Flickr.

View our official park film, Iron Works on the Saugus, and other films on our Multimedia Presentations page.

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".