Blackstone River Valley

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf geographical region
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Blackstone_River
gptkb:Lincoln
gptkb:Pawtucket
gptkb:Providence
gptkb:Uxbridge
gptkb:Woonsocket
gptkb:Worcester
gptkb:Millville
gptkb:Blackstone
gptkb:Central_Falls
gptkb:Cumberland
gptkb:Millbury
gptkb:Northbridge
gptkb:Smithfield
gptkb:Sutton
Grafton
gptkbp:flowsThrough gptkb:Providence_County
gptkb:Seekonk_River
gptkb:Worcester_County
gptkbp:hasLandmark gptkb:Asa_Waters_Mansion
gptkb:Whitinsville_Historic_District
gptkb:Wilkinson_Mill
gptkb:Albion_Dam
gptkb:Blackstone_Canal
gptkb:Manville_Dam
gptkb:Slater_Mill
gptkb:Woonsocket_Falls
gptkb:Hopedale_Village_Historic_District
gptkb:Kelly_House_Museum
gptkb:Lonsdale_Marsh
gptkb:Millville_Lock
gptkb:River_Bend_Farm_Visitor_Center
gptkbp:hasMuseum gptkb:Museum_of_Work_and_Culture
gptkbp:hasTrail gptkb:Blackstone_River_Bikeway
gptkbp:historicalSignificance site of Slater Mill
site of early American textile mills
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Blackstone River Valley
gptkbp:industrialDevelopment early water-powered mills
gptkbp:knownFor birthplace of the American Industrial Revolution
gptkbp:length approximately 46 miles (Blackstone River)
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Massachusetts
gptkb:Rhode_Island
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Blackstone_River
gptkbp:notableEvent Samuel Slater established first successful water-powered cotton-spinning mill in 1793
gptkbp:protectedArea gptkb:Blackstone_River_Valley_National_Historical_Park
gptkb:Blackstone_River_Valley_National_Heritage_Corridor
gptkbp:river gptkb:Blackstone_River
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus tentative list for World Heritage Site
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Blackstone_River_Valley_National_Historical_Park
gptkb:Northbridge,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6