The Blackstone River runs from Worcester, MA to Providence, RI. Its waters powered the Slater Mill in Pawtucket, RI, America's first successful cotton spinning mill. This creative spark began the nation's transformation from Farm to Factory. Today, the Blackstone River Valley is a special type of National Park - a living landscape containing thousands of natural and historic treasures.

The Blackstone Bikeway at the Wilbur Kelly House

Bike path at Kelly House

The falls at Whitinsville, with the 1826 Brick Cotton mill on the left, and part of the Whitin Machine works in the background

Falls at Whitinsville

Slatersville village, with John Slater's house in the foreground.

Slatersville, RI

Blackstone Valley Paddle Club tours through the Hopedale Parklands

Paddle Club in Hopedale, MA

Visitors at the Slater Mill and the adjacent Wilkinson Mill

John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor

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Nearby Parks

West Hill Dam

Hodges Village Dam

Buffumville Lake

Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge