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Charles
River Museum of Industry
Waltham, Massachusetts
Innovation
- Invention - Imagination - Ingenuity
Power
up your imagination! Get your inventiveness in gear! For an industrial
strength museum experience, come visit the Charles River Museum
of Industry.
We're
located on the scenic banks of the Charles River in the historic
1814 Boston Manufacturing Company textile mill, on the National
Register of Historic Places as America's first factory.
Hear
the tale of Francis Cabot Lowell, who risked life and fortune
when he secretly memorized plans for English power looms, then
developed a system of manufacturing that propelled the newly-formed
United States to the top of world's industrial might.
Learn
about the fabled Waltham Watch Company, which perfected the process
of mass production as it produced more than 40 million watches
during 100 years of operation. Waltham continues to be known internationally
as the "Watch City."
Explore
the inventions that powered America into the modern age -- steam
engines, generators, timepieces, machine tools, bicycles, automobiles,
and hundreds of other gizmos - plus the geniuses who perfected
them.
Experience
the room-shaking uproar of vintage precision machinery in operation,
powered in the traditional manner by overhead line shafts.
Inspire
your own Yankee ingenuity. Visit us soon!
154
Moody Street Waltham, MA 02453 781-893-5410
Open Thursday - Saturday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Admission: $5, $3 for seniors and students; under 6 is
free
Photos
courtesy Sam Ogden, www.samogden.com,
and Charles River Museum of Industry