New England Industrial Museums and Historic Sites
Below is an interactive map and indexed lists of New England’s historic sites and museums celebrating our local and regional industrial heritage and history.
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Below is an interactive map of the sites listed on this page:
Clicking on each site will reveal addition information and links out to their websites.
For the user’s convenience, this list has been divided into general topics. Entries marked with a ‡ are IHNE steward organizations.
Historic sites are listed alongside museums under each topic.
“Panoramic view of the city of Lowell, Massachusetts, from the northeast side 1874” Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
This is by no means a complete list.
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General Industrial Museums
CONNECTICUT
Museum of Connecticut History 231 Capitol Ave., Hartford, CT
New Britain Industrial Museum 59 West Main St., New Britain, CT
MAINE
Davistown Museum 58 Main St., Liberty, ME
Maine State Museum 230 State St., Augusta, ME
MASSACHUSETTS
‡ Amesbury Carriage Museum 5 Market Sq., Suite 101, Amesbury, MA
Attleboro Area Industrial Museum 42 Union St., Attleboro, MA
‡ Charles River Museum of Industry 154 Moody St. ,Waltham, MA
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A., Turner Falls, MA
Lynn Museum and Historical Society 590 Washington St., Lynn, MA
Museum of Our Industrial Heritage 2 Mead St., Greenfield, MA
Tsongas Industrial History Center 115 John St., Lowell, MA
Waltham Museum 25 Lexington St., Waltham, MA
Worcester Historical Museum 30 Elm St., Worcester, MA
“Boston Manufacturing Company, Waltham, MA, looking East. approx. 1920”
from the collection of the Charles River Museum
Industrial Sites, Parks & Societies
MASSACHUSETTS
Blackstone River Valley 670 Linwood Ave., Whitinsville, MA
Essex National Heritage Area 10 Federal St., Salem, MA
Lowell National Heritage Park 67 Kirk St., Lowell, MA
Lowell Waterways Lowell, MA
Lynn Heritage State Park 590 Washington St., Lynn, MA
Merrimack River Bridges Lowell, MA
Middlesex Canal Museum 71 Faulkner St., North Billerica, MA
Pawtucket Falls and Dam Lowell, MA
“Great Engines Hall - Metropolitan Waterworks Museum” courtesy of the Metropolitan Waterworks Museum
Railway Museums
CONNECTICUT
Railroad Museum of New England 242 E Main St., Thomaston, CT
MAINE
Fort Kent Historical Society Museum Main and Market St., Fort Kent, ME
Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum 49 Thames St., Portland, ME
Boothbay Railway Village 586 Wiscasset Rd., Boothbay, ME
Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes Railroad 128 Bridge Str., Phillips, Maine
Seashore Trolley Museum 195 Log Cabin Rd.d Kennebunkport, ME
MASSACHUSETTS
Berkshire Railway Museum 10 Willow Creek Rd., Lenox, MA
National Trolley Museum 25 Shattuck St., Lowell, MA
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Ashland Railroad Station Museum 39 Depot St., Ashland, NH
Contoocook Railroad Depot 896 Main St., Contoocook, NH
Gorham Historical Society Museum 25 Railroad St., Gorham, NH
Mount Washington Cog Railway 3168 Base Station Rd., Mt. Washington, NH
RHODE ISLAND
Kingston Station and Museum 1 Railroad Ave., West Kingston, RI
Maritime Museums
MAINE
Great Harbor Maritime Museum 124 Main St., Northeast Harbor, ME
Kittery Historical and Naval Museum 200 Rogers Rd., Kittery, ME
Maine Coast Sardine History Museum 34 Mason Bay Rd., Jonesport, ME
Maine Maritime Museum 243 Washington St., Bath, ME
McCurdy Smokehouse 50 S Water St., Lubec, ME
Moosehead Marine Museum 12 Lily Bay Rd., Greenville, ME
Penobscot Marine Museum 2 Church St., Searsport, ME
Sail Power and Steam Museum 73 Mechanic St., Rockland, ME
MASSACHUSETTS
Boston Navy Yard National Historical Park 114 16th St., Charlestown, MA
Essex Shipbuilding Museum 66 Main St., Essex, MA
New Bedford Whaling Museum 18 Johny Cake Hill, New Bedford, MA
U.S. Naval Shipbuilding Museum 739 Washington St., Quincy, MA
VERMONT
Lake Champlain Maritime Museum 4472 Basin Harbor Rd., Vergennes, VT
Grist Mill Museums
CONNECTICUT
Brayton Grist Mill 147 Wolf Den Dr., Mashmoquet Brook State Park, Pomfret, CT
Gurleyville Grist Mill Stonemill Rd., Storrs, CT
MASSACHUSETTS
Baxter Mill 142 MA-28, West Yarmouth, MA
Bisbee Mill Museum 66 East St., Chesterfield, MA
Eastham Windmill 2515 State Highway, Eastham,MA
Old Mill 50 Prospect St., Nantucket, MA
Plimoth Grist Mill Museum 6 Spring Ln., Pymouth, MA Plymouth, MA
VERMONT
Frank Adam's Grist Mill Museum Mill St, Bellows Falls, VT
Old Mill Museum 4 Park St., Weston, VT
Speciality Museums
CONNECTICUT
American Clock and Watch Museum 100 Maple st Bristol, CT
Connecticut Fire Museum 58 North Road East Windsor, CT
Lock Museum of America 230 Main Street/Route 6, Terryville, CT
Museum of Connecticut Glass 27 Plank Ln., Glastonbury, CT
National Helicopter Museum 2480 Main St., Stratford, CT
MASSACHUSETTS
Bare Cove Fire Museum 45 Bare Cove Park Dr., Hingham, MA
‡ Metropolitan Waterworks Museum 2450 Beacon St., Chestnut Hill, MA
Museum of Printing 15 Thornton Ave., Haverhill, MA
New Bedford Museum of Glass 61 Wamsutta St., New Bedford, MA
Old Firehouse Museum 4 N Main St., South Hadley, MA
Peabody Leatherworkers Museum 205 Washington St., Peabody, MA
Plymouth Cordage Company Museum 10 Cordage Parks Circle Plymouth, MA
Samuel Slater Experience 31 Ray St, Webster, MA
Saugus Iron Works National Historical Site 244 Central St., Saugus, M
Springfield Armory National Historica Site 1 Armory St., Springfield, MA
Sandwich Glass Museum 129 Main St., Sandwich, MA
Willard House & Clock Museum 11 Willard St., North Grafton, MA
NEW HAMPSHIRE
New Hampshire Telephone Museum 1 Depot St., Warner, NH
RHODE ISLAND
Audrain Automobile Museum 222 Bellevue AVE., Newport, RI
New England Wireless & Steam Museum 1300 Frenchtown Rd., East Greenwhich, RI
VERMONT
American Precision Museum 196 Main St., Windsor, VT
Estey Organ Museum 108 Birge St., Brattleboro, VT
Textile Museums
CONNECTICUT
Manchester History Center 175 Pine St., Manchester, CT
Windham Textile and History Museum Willimantic, CT
MAINE
Biddeford Mills Museum 2 Main St., Biddeford, ME
Maine Mill 35 Canal St., Lewiston, ME
MASSACHUSETTS
Lawrence Heritage State Park Lawrence, MA
Old Sturbridge Village 1 Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, MA
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Belknap Mill 25 Beacon St., East Laconia, NH 03246
Florence H. Speare Memorial Museum 5 Abbott St., Nashua, NH
Harrisville Designs 4 Mill Alley, Harrisville, NH
Millyard Museum 129 Amherst St., Manchester, NH
VERMONT
Heritage Winooski Mill Museum 20 Winooski Falls Way suite 301, Winooski, Vermont 05404
RHODE ISLAND
Museum of Work and Culture 1 Burnside Street, Bristol, RI 02809
Old Slater Mill National Historic Landmark 67 Roosevelt Ave., Pawtucket, RI
Paper-making and Wood Mill Museums
CONNECTICUT
Sawmill Park Mill Museum 175 Iron St., Ledyart, CT
MAINE
Maine Forest & Logging Museum 262 Government Road Bradley, ME
Maine Forestry Museum 221 Stratton Rd., Rangeley, ME
Maine's Paper and Heritage Museum Livermore Falls, ME
Patten Lumbermen's Museum 61 Shin Pond Road Patten, ME
MASSACHUSETTS
Crane Museum of Papermaking 32 Pioneer St., Dalton, MA
Holyoke Heritage State Park 221 Appleton St., Holyoke, MA
International Paper Museum 8 Evans Rd., Brookline, MA
Old Schwamb Mill 17 Mill Ln., Arlington, MA
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Taylor Mill Historic Site 242 Island Pond Road Derry, NH
VERMONT
Ben's Mill 2478 W Barnet Rd., Barnet, VT
Stone and Quarry Museums
CONNECTICUT
Connecticut Museum of Mining and Mineral Science 31 Kent-Cornwall Rd. (Rt. 7), Kent, CT
MAINE
Maine Granite Industry Historical Society Museum 62 Beech Hill Cross Rd., Mount Desert, ME
MASSACHUSETTS
Quincy Quarries Reservation Ricciuti Dr., Quincy, MA
Quincy Quarry & Granite Workers Museum Lyons Turning Mill grounds located on Quarry Hills Drive, West Quincy
VERMONT
Rock of Ages Quarry 558 Granitville Rd., Granitville, VT
Vermont Marble Museum 52 Main St., Proctor, VT
More to Explore
The following organizations are of interest to the New England industrial history community, but may not have physical locations available for regular visitation. The are provided as potential additional resources of information.