The Peter
and Sally Family
(whether they like it
or not)
Updated
August 2017
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SAUGUS
IRON WORKS
Saugus
Iron Works National Historic Site is a
National Historic Site located
about 10 miles northeast of Downtown Boston in Saugus,
Massachusetts. It is the site of the first integrated ironworks
in North America, 1646 – 1668. It includes the reconstructed
blast furnace, forge, rolling mill, and a restored 17th century
house. It is also the location of the mill for which Joseph
Jenks Sr. acquired the first machine patent in the American
Colonies.
With the archaeological site
of the 17th-century iron-making plant, the museum collection,
the 17th-century Iron Works House, and the reconstructed iron
works complex, Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site
illustrates the critical role of iron making to 17th-century
settlement and its legacy in shaping the early history of the
nation. The site's enclave setting on the Saugus River,
featuring an open-air museum with working water wheels, evokes a
unique experience for park visitors. These resources demonstrate
17th-century engineering and design methods, iron-making
technology and operations, local and overseas trade, and life
and work in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Many of the Joseph
Jenks artifacts discovered during excavation are on display at
the restored Iron Works Museum.
The original manufacturing site
served as a training ground for skilled iron workers for what
would become America's iron and steel industry. Iron making
provided the infrastructure for the rise of other colonial
industries. Called, "the forerunner of America's industrial
giants," the site served as a center for technology, innovation
and invention. The site interprets early industrial
manufacturing, with its enduring social, political and
environmental ramifications.
The blast furnace, forge,
rolling and slitting mill, warehouse, and dock area are all
reconstructed on original sites and are based upon extensive
archaeological excavations done between 1948 and 1953 by Roland
W. Robbins. Hundreds of court records, inventories, and accounts
of the original iron works were also consulted to produce a
full-size (albeit, conjectural) model of the seventeenth century
iron works. The "Iron Works House" is a timber framed, 1680s
mansion house, still standing on its original location. It was
constructed about a decade after the iron works ceased
production.
Between 2005 and 2008 the historic site underwent significant
renovations. The 1917 museum building (a chicken coop, turned,
blacksmith shop, turned museum) underwent major restoration work
and new exhibits were installed during the winter of 2006-2007.
Most areas reopened in fall 2007 or spring 2008, however the
park is closed seasonally from November to March.
From
Wikipedia.
Photos of The
Saugus Iron Works
Descendants of Daniel LeBlanc in PDF format
Recently added Birth and
Marriage Certificates
Daniel LeBlanc
of Acadia
{Peter's
line of descent}
Joseph Jenks
the Colonist
{Peter's
line of descent}
James Smith
of Weymouth MA
{Sally's
line of descent}
John Howland
of
the Mayflower
{Sally has traced her father's line back to many passengers on the Mayflower.}
Mayflower
passenger John Howland, married
Elizabeth
Tilley who also came on the Mayflower
Elizabeth
came with her parents
John
Tilley and Joan Hurst
Antoine
Dame from St, Martin Eveche' De cambrai
France
{Sally's
line of descent}
Thanks
to Dawn Newton [Quinn]
for
much help in the research of the
Schnopp
Family
Dawn's
line.
Butler
Family
Peter's
grandmother,
and
Dawn's great-grandparents.
Family
Photos
Brief
Histories:
Dalton MA
Hinsdale MA
Documents & Histories
Links:
Berkshire County
Weather
RESEARCHED AND DEVELOPED
BY:
Peter
H. White & Sally S. Smith [White]
IF YOU FIND ANY ADDITIONS OR
DISCREPANCIES PLEASE
CONTACT US.
Peter
H. White (Peter@PeterandSally.com)
Sally S. Smith [White]
(Sally@PeterandSally.com)
THIS
IS A NEVER ENDING PROJECT.
(AND
WE MEAN THAT IN A GOOD WAY)
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