Event

Waterwheel Demonstration

Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site

Fee:

Free.

Location:

Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site (244 Central Street, Saugus MA)

Repeating Event

Days:

Every week on Friday and Saturday

Dates:

May 16, 2025 to October 31, 2025

Time:

10:00 AM

Duration:

30 minutes

Type of Event

Guided Tour

Description

Learn how waterpower drove the early iron works along the Saugus River. Join a park ranger for a 30-minute program focused on the waterwheels at Saugus Iron Works. Watch as waterwheels turn industrial machinery.

This free program meets at 10 AM at the tactile model overloking the Iron Works.

Reservation or Registration: No

Contact Information

Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site
781-233-0050

Image Gallery

A large wooden waterwheel next to a wooden building.
A large wooden waterwheel next to a wooden building.
The forge at Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site
NPS
Tags: water power industrial history