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Main Menu > Boston > Also Nearby Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site This Excursion Comes From ... National Geographic Guide to America's Historic Places For more National Geographic travel guides—from Europe to Antarctica and everywhere in between—visit National Geographic Books >> (10 miles [16.1 kilometers] N of Boston via US 1. 244 Central St., Saugus. +1 781 233 0050) Industrial American history began here in the 1640s, with the establishment of a technologically advanced ironworks on the Saugus River. Water-powered ironmaking technology of the 17th century is explained in reconstructed buildings; one structure, the restored Iron Works House, is original. More Recommendations for Boston