Plans for Reconstruction of America's First Iron Works

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In the first volume of this Bulletin there appeared an article describing a collection, just presented to the Society, of documents relating to the Lynn Iron Works. After showing the importance of these documents for the history of what was the first successful iron works in this country, the account concludes: “At present, all that remains of the original Iron Works is a series of grass-grown hillocks marking the mounds of scoria from the plant, and these old documents, with their archaic expression and penmanship and worn paper, are now in the possession of The Business Historical Society.” Since these words were written, the “grass-grown hillocks” have been disturbed and much of interest uncovered; many persons, singly and in groups, have contributed time, effort, and money to the ambitious project. It is the purpose of this note to bring the reader up to date on this development.