Blackstone River Valley region

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The Blackstone River Valley region is a historic industrial area in New England widely recognized as the birthplace of the American Industrial Revolution, characterized by its early textile mills and mill villages along the Blackstone River.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural landscape
historic region
industrial region
associatedWith canal transportation
cotton spinning
textile manufacturing
water-powered mills
contains Blackstone Canal
dam structures
mill complexes
mill ponds
mill villages
worker tenements
culturalSignificance example of early industrial communities
symbol of early American industrialization
economicRole early American manufacturing center
textile production hub
follows course of the Blackstone River
hasCharacteristic canal infrastructure
company towns
early textile mills
mill villages
mill worker housing
water-powered industry
hasLandUse industrial sites
residential mill villages
transportation corridors
heritageDesignationReason association with American Industrial Revolution
historic industrial landscape
historicalPeriod 19th century industrialization
late 18th century industrialization
knownAs birthplace of the American Industrial Revolution
locatedIn New England
United States
namedAfter Blackstone River
partOf Blackstone River watershed
recognizedAs National Heritage Corridor
recognizedFor early factory system development
transition from agrarian to industrial economy
tourismAttraction canal towpaths
historic mills
industrial archaeology sites
tourismType heritage tourism
traverses Massachusetts
Rhode Island

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Central Falls Mill Historic District locatedIn Blackstone River Valley region
Valley Falls partOf Blackstone River Valley
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Slatersville locatedIn Blackstone River Valley
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Valley Falls Mill Historic District partOf Blackstone River Valley
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Blackstone River State Park partOf Blackstone River Valley
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Blackstone River formsPartOf Blackstone River Valley
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Slater Mill Historic Site partOf Blackstone River Valley
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Lincoln, Rhode Island partOfRegion Blackstone River Valley
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Hopedale, Massachusetts partOf Blackstone River Valley
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Hopedale, Massachusetts historicalRegion Blackstone River Valley
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Blackstone Canal regionServed Blackstone River Valley
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National Heritage Corridor (Blackstone River Valley) locatedIn Blackstone River Valley
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Millville, Massachusetts locatedIn Blackstone River Valley
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North Smithfield, Rhode Island partOf Blackstone River Valley
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Rhode Island Route 99 regionServed Blackstone Valley region of Rhode Island
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Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island serviceArea Blackstone Valley region of Rhode Island
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Woonsocket Falls partOf Blackstone River Valley
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Cogswell Tower hasViewOf Blackstone River Valley
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Ashton Historic District partOf Blackstone River Valley
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Ashton Historic District region Blackstone River Valley industrial corridor
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Berkeley Mill Village partOf Blackstone River Valley
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Lonsdale Mill Village partOf Blackstone River Valley
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Lonsdale Mill Village partOf Blackstone River Valley industrial corridor
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Blackstone River Bikeway traverses Blackstone River Valley
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Albion Mill partOf Blackstone River Valley industrial corridor
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Town of Cumberland partOf Blackstone River Valley
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Landmark Medical Center regionServed Blackstone Valley region
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Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park locatedIn Blackstone River Valley
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Blackstone Boulevard follows Blackstone River corridor (general vicinity)
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Ashton, Rhode Island partOf Blackstone River Valley
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Lonsdale Historic District partOf Blackstone River Valley
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Pakachoag Hill overlooks Blackstone River Valley region