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Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor
Visitor Centers
 
Sign to Visitor Center in Pawtucket, RI

Finding your way around the Blackstone Valley and figuring out what sites you want to see can be a difficult task. To help you out, the Heritage Corridor Commission has helped to create a network of seven Visitor Centers across the Blackstone Valley, as well as dozens of other sites where you can pick up visitor information. 

Please see the links below for more information about the individual Visitor Centers.

In Providence, RI: The Roger Williams National Memorial.

In Pawtucket, RI: The Blackstone Valley Visitor Center.

In Lincoln, RI: The Route 295 Visitor Center.

In Woonsocket, RI: The Museum of Work and Culture.

In Uxbridge, MA: The River Bend Farm.

In Worcester, MA: The Worcester Historical Museum and the MA Audubon/Broad Meadow Brook Wildlife Sanctuary.

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Did You Know?
While best known for the textile industry, the factories of the Blackstone River Valley made hundreds of different products, ranging from barbed wire and monkey wrenches to space suits and Mr. Potato Head.

Last Updated: August 31, 2006 at 14:05 EST