Wednesday, January 25, 2023

New England's National Historic Landmarks: Massachusetts


The National Register of Historic Places contains more than 85,000 sites, but only some 2,500 of them have been listed as National Historic Landmarks. New England is home to hundreds of these particularly significant structures, objects and places.

Above:
The Great Seal of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

MASSACHUSETTS
Boston Manufacturing Co., Waltham


This company was founded in 1813 to produce cotton textiles. The manufacture of textiles under a single roof was a major success leading to the Industrial Revolution.