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Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park is a National Park Service unit in the states of Rhode Island and Massachusetts. The park was created for the purpose of preserving, protecting, and interpreting the industrial heritage of the Blackstone River Valley and the urban, rural, and agricultural landscape of that region.
The park was created to help preserve, protect, and interpret nationally significant resources that exemplify the industrial heritage of the larger Blackstone River Valley. The national heritage corridor provides a broad context that is critical to un derstanding the region and its place in history.
Learn more about the industrial history and heritage of the Blackstone River Valley.
The Blackstone Valley or Blackstone River Valley is a region of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. It was a major factor in the American Industrial Revolution. It makes up part of the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor and National Historical Park.
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Use our interactive map to navigate to the 14 parking areas. Today, there are three completed sections of the Blackstone River Bikeway, totaling over 17 miles of off-road paved trails, with the remainder connecting the segments on marked, on-road routes.
The Blackstone River is now home to more than twenty species of fish and aquatic mammals like beavers and river otters. Snapping turtles and a variety of birds have also returned. Once America’s hardest working river, today the Blackstone is a place of recreation, reflection, and renewal.
Blackstone River Valley National Historic Park extends between Massachusetts and Rhode Island. This historical park was home to America's entry into the Industrial Revolution. The Blackstone River was formed during the last ice age and later would be used as waterpower for industrial plants.