In 1875 Rhode Island was the world center of the stationary steam industry. The New England Wireless and Steam Museum is dedicated to electrical and mechanical engineering, showcasing the beginnings of radio and steam power.

The country’s finest collection of Rhode Island made engines are housed here. The museum also preserves the original Massie wireless station, built in 1907 for communication with marine shipping.

As the oldest surviving wireless station anywhere in the world, it symbolizes the very start of the electronics industry as it’s known today.

Many of the collection’s early radio and steam apparatuses are in working order, which affords visitors the opportunity to observe live demonstrations.

1300 Frenchtown Road, East Greenwich, Rhode Island, Phone: 401-885-0545

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