Harrie Slootbeek on local inventor Loammi Baldwin, Jr. (video)

On Saturday, May 14, 2016, Harrie Slootbeek delivered a talk at the Boutwell House about local inventor Loammi Baldwin, Jr. who engineered Groton’s first fire pump, The Torrent. Baldwin later designed the drydocks at the Charlestown Navy Yards.

Harrie is collections and exhibits manager at the USS Constitution Museum.