Blackstone Valley

The Blackstone Valley or Blackstone River Valley is a region of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. It was a major factor in the American Industrial Revolution. It makes up part of the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor.

Blackstone Valley
The Blackstone Valley in Massachusetts and Rhode Island
Long-axis directionNorthwest-Southeast
Geology
TypeRiver valley
Geography
Location United States
Population centersWorcester, Massachusetts, Providence, Rhode Island
RiversBlackstone River
A typical summer view in the Blackstone Valley near Uxbridge, Massachusetts

Blackstone River
Main article: Blackstone River

Blackstone Canal
Main article: Blackstone Canal

The Blackstone Canal was a waterway linking Worcester, Massachusetts, to Providence, Rhode Island and Narragansett Bay through the Blackstone Valley via a series of locks and canals between 1828 and 1848.

The canal is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

National Heritage Corridor

The John H. Chaffee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor follows the Blackstone Valley from Worcester to Providence, Rhode Island. The corridor follows the course of the Industrial Revolution in America from its origin at the Slater Mill in Pawtucket, Rhode Island as it first spread north along the valley to Worcester, Massachusetts, and then to the rest of the nation.

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See also

References
    External video
    An American Valley, 1976, film about the deindustrialization of the Valley in the mid-20th century
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