Blackstone Canal

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Blackstone_Canal
GPTKB entity
Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:canal
gptkbp:addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces yes
gptkbp:closed 1848
gptkbp:constructionStartYear 1825
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crosses gptkb:Blackstone_River
gptkbp:endPoint gptkb:Providence,_Rhode_Island
gptkbp:engineer gptkb:Benjamin_Wright
gptkbp:hasRemnantsIn gptkb:Providence
gptkb:Uxbridge
gptkb:Woonsocket
gptkb:Worcester
gptkb:Millbury
gptkbp:historicalSignificance facilitated industrial development in Blackstone Valley
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Blackstone Canal
gptkbp:length 45 miles
gptkbp:location gptkb:Massachusetts
gptkb:Rhode_Island
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Blackstone_River
gptkbp:opened 1828
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Blackstone_River_Valley_National_Heritage_Corridor
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Blackstone_River
gptkb:Blackstone_River_Valley_National_Historical_Park
gptkb:Blackstone_Valley
gptkbp:startPoint gptkb:Worcester,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:status partially preserved
gptkbp:usedFor transportation of goods
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Blackstone_River
gptkb:Blackstone_River_Valley_National_Heritage_Corridor
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5