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Artist's vision of future restoration of the Blackstone Canal in Worcester

One big project currently envisioned is the replication of a segment of Blackstone Canal in Worcester, MA.

There is always some news from the Blackstone Valley: new projects, new visions, new successes. To see what has been going on recently, click here for our currentCorridor Commission Newsletter, or the link above for our news releases. For stories over the past few years, please click on the link below for the Newsletter archive.

 

September 27, 2009:
The Providence Journal highlighted the National Parks of Rhode Island. To see this story, click here.
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Child mill workers  

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Children as young as age six were hired to work in the textile mills of the Blackstone River Valley. These adolescent workers were employed by the Lonsdale Company, c. 1912. Photos such as this helped lead to the passage of child labor laws.

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Last Updated: September 30, 2009 at 15:24 EST