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Charles River Museum of Industry (Visit this link)

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!

http://www.crmi.org