Stanley Ironworks Park

Established in 1691, the Bridgewater Iron Works at Stanley was the first to produce iron in the American Colonies and by 1860 it had become the largest producer of iron in the U.S. During the Civil War it manufactured ammunition and iron siding for our ships. The Iron Works industrial site was abandoned in 1988 and the land donated to the City of Bridgewater. Today a new forest is establishing itself on and around the ruins of the old stone and slate foundry building.