The New England Wireless and Steam Museum is a gem tucked into a corner of East Greenwich that is better known for residential neighborhoods than for a significant collection of steam engines and the world's oldest surviving wireless station.
Nevertheless, the museum, which is completely supported by an enthusiastic team of volunteers, offers living history to any and all who make arrangements to visit. Once a year, usually the first Saturday in October, the museum opens for a "Yankee Steam Up." On that day, hundreds of people come to see the engines in action and many bring along their own steam engines to display.
Among the pieces on display is the last surviving George H. Corliss steam engine, built in Providence. The driving force behind the museum remains its president, Robert W. Merriam.