• The Slater Mill (yellow) and Wilkinson Mill (stone), along the Blacktone River in Pawtucket RI

    Blackstone River Valley

    National Heritage Corridor MA,RI

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Releasing trout into the Blackstone River

Volunteer Mike Ferry releases one of the trout he raises in his Woonsocket High School classroom into the Blackstone River.

The John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor is a partnership park, and we are constantly seeking new partners to work with. To learn about some of the ways you can work with the Heritage Corridor, please see one of the links to the right or visit www.CorridorKeepers.org

 

Did You Know?

Hand colored drawing of barge on Blackstone Canal in Millbury

The top speed on the Blackstone Canal was 3 mph? The canal barges, pulled by a team of two horses, usually took two days to make the 44 mile journey from Providence, RI to Worcester, MA.