"I gave out the psalm and they have been singing to the tune ever since.” Samuel Slater
The Blackstone River powered America's entry into the Age of Industry. The success of Samuel Slater's cotton spinning mill in Pawtucket, RI touched off a chain reaction that changed how people worked and where they lived This continues to reverberate across the nation to this day. Come visit and see how this revolution transformed the landscape of the Blackstone Valley and the United States.