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Blackstone River State Park, Rhode Island: This park borders both the Blackstone River and Canal and contains bike paths, walking trails, and river access. The Wilbur Kelly Museum, built by former merchant ship's captain and mill owner Wilbur Kelly, is also within the park, and the museum tells the story of the region's transportation history ...
Beechwood (mansion), closed in 2010 [8] The Doll Museum, Newport, closed in 2005 [9]; Old Colony & Newport Railway, Newport, operates narrated historical tours using 100-year-old passenger equipment, still has its equipment on the track as of 2015 (and 2017).
The Museum of Work and Culture is a museum in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, that features exhibits focusing on the city's textile manufacturing heritage. The museum is operated by the Rhode Island Historical Society and located at 42 South Main Street in Market Square in the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor .
Today, the lighthouse is a museum and event rental space. The museum is open daily from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the summer, with the option to climb to the top of the tower on select days.
1876 – Rhode Island Women's Club established. [33] 1877 Rhode Island School of Design and museum established. Providence County Court House dedicated. [63] Grammar school built on Candace Street. [64] 1878 Providence Grays baseball team formed; Messer Street Grounds baseball stadium built; Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul completed. [2]
The John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor follows the Blackstone Valley from Worcester to Providence, Rhode Island.The corridor follows the course of the Industrial Revolution in America from its origin at the Slater Mill in Pawtucket, Rhode Island as it first spread north along the valley to Worcester, Massachusetts, and then to the rest of the nation.
The Nicholson File Company Mill Complex is a historic industrial manufacturing complex at 1-45 Acorn Street in Providence, Rhode Island.It consists of 24 buildings occupying 7 acres (2.8 ha) of land, of which 20 are historically significant.
The Museum of Newport History is a history museum in the Old Brick Market building in the heart of Newport, Rhode Island, United States.It is owned and operated by the Newport Historical Society at 127 Thames Street on Washington Square.