New England Wireless & Steam Museum

1300 Frenchtown Road, North Kingstown RI

09 October, 2021

Description

The Museum will be Open Saturday's until the end of October. Saturday Schedule Open Saturday's 10-4pm October 9th, 16th, 23rd, & 30th The New England Wireless and Steam Museum seeks to spark curiosity and learning by showcasing engineering achievements of the past and their connection to the technology that fills our lives today. The New England Wireless and Steam Museum is an electrical and mechanical engineering museum emphasizing the beginnings of radio and steam power. The museum honors engineers who achieved greatness and served the public good by analyzing and solving tough engineering problems. This museum preserves the original Massie coastal wireless station, which was moved from Point Judith, Rhode Island. This station, built in 1907 to communicate with marine shipping, is the oldest surviving, originally equipped wireless station anywhere. It symbolizes the very start of the electronics industry–a Plymouth Rock of the radio, TV, cellphone, satcom, Internet, computer, CATscan and all the other marvelous creations of electrical engineering. The significance of the Massie station is enormous. The museum’s assembly hall is an 1822 neo-classic New England meeting house which, like the Massie station, was moved here to be saved from demolition. This charming building is available for weddings, christenings, club functions, corporate presentations, and other events. We have memberships available For more information check us out online