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Saugus Iron Works in the town of Saugus, Massachusetts
 
By G.W.Bartlett, August 17, 2025
John Winthrop Jr. Iron Furnace / Solomon Willard Marker
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1 ► Massachusetts, Norfolk County, Quincy — John Winthrop Jr. Iron Furnace / Solomon Willard — A National Register of Historic Places Site —
These are the remains of the earliest iron smelting furnace in America, constructed in 1644 and in operation by spring, 1645. Under the direction of John Winthrop, Jr. - future governor of Connecticut and a participant in the early years of . . . — — Map (db m298953) HM
2 ► Massachusetts, Essex County, Saugus — Iron Works — 1630-1930 — Reported missing
"The Company of Undertakers for the Iron Works," consisting of English gentlemen and colonists, erected a furnace on this site in 1643. Joseph Jenks, their employe, built a forge here in 1647, invented the modern type of scythe, and built Boston's . . . — — Map (db m282033) HM
 
 
  
  
  
 
 
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