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Saturday, May 24, 2008

Restored iron works forges Saugus history (Boston Globe)

From The Boston Globe:

By Ellen Albanese
Globe Staff / May 18, 2008

It ran for only 22 years, but the iron works established on the banks of the Saugus River in 1646 would free a colony from dependence on British manufacturing, create a model for the American factory town, and launch the world's most powerful steel industry.

http://www.boston.com/travel/explorene/massachusetts/articles/2008/05/18/restored_iron_works_forges_saugus_history/

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