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Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site
Plan Your Visit
 

Normal Operating hours
April 1 through October 31, daily, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00p.m.
November 1- March 31, Closed



 

See the Site
Plan to see the twelve minute video Iron Works on the Saugus. This live action program will introduce you to the story of the Company of Undertakers of the Iron Works in New England who built the original iron works in the mid 1640s. Pick up a brochure and use the informative waysides to guide yourself through the reconstructed blast furnace, forge, rolling and slitting mill, and waterfront.
W.S. Pilcher (right) Confederate Richmond Depot Shell Jacket (left)  

Did You Know?
Private William Pilcher, of the Otey Battery, (pictured in an early war artillery uniform)was issued this type III Richmond Depot Shell jacket less than 2 months prior to the surrender at Appomattox Court House. The original was donated by the Pilcher family and is at Appomattox Court House NHP.

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Last Updated: September 17, 2009 at 10:48 EST