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Rowley Village Forge Site

Coordinates: 42°38′52″N 70°59′25″W / 42.64778°N 70.99028°W / 42.64778; -70.99028
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Rowley Village Forge Site
Remnants of 19th century water-powered mill works
Rowley Village Forge Site is located in Massachusetts
Rowley Village Forge Site
Rowley Village Forge Site is located in the United States
Rowley Village Forge Site
Nearest cityBoxford, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°38′52″N 70°59′25″W / 42.64778°N 70.99028°W / 42.64778; -70.99028
Built1668
ArchitectHenry Leonard
NRHP reference No.01000201[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 2, 2001

The Rowley Village Forge Site is a historic colonia-era iron foundry site in Boxford, Massachusetts. The first iron forge in the area was established on Fish Brook in 1668 by Henry Leonard of the Leonard family, who were instrumental in the Saugus Iron Works further south. This business ran until about 1681, but the site also saw industrial uses into the 19th century, with sawmills and gristmills quickly replacing the foundry after it failed. Remnants of these works are visible from trails through conservation land off Lockwood Drive.[2]

The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "Boxford Reconnaissance Report" (PDF). Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-01-12.