Blackstone River Valley region

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cultural landscape historic region industrial region

The Blackstone River Valley region is a historic industrial area in New England widely recognized as the birthplace of the American Industrial Revolution, characterized by its early textile mills and mill villages along the Blackstone River.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Blackstone River Valley 4
Blackstone River Valley region canonical 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural landscape ⓘ
historic region ⓘ
industrial region ⓘ
associatedWith canal transportation ⓘ
cotton spinning ⓘ
textile manufacturing ⓘ
water-powered mills ⓘ
contains Blackstone Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ
dam structures ⓘ
mill complexes ⓘ
mill ponds ⓘ
mill villages ⓘ
worker tenements ⓘ
culturalSignificance example of early industrial communities ⓘ
symbol of early American industrialization ⓘ
economicRole early American manufacturing center ⓘ
textile production hub ⓘ
follows course of the Blackstone River ⓘ
hasCharacteristic canal infrastructure ⓘ
company towns ⓘ
early textile mills ⓘ
mill villages ⓘ
mill worker housing ⓘ
water-powered industry ⓘ
hasLandUse industrial sites ⓘ
residential mill villages ⓘ
transportation corridors ⓘ
heritageDesignationReason association with American Industrial Revolution ⓘ
historic industrial landscape ⓘ
historicalPeriod 19th century industrialization ⓘ
late 18th century industrialization ⓘ
knownAs birthplace of the American Industrial Revolution ⓘ
locatedIn New England ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
namedAfter Blackstone River NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Blackstone River watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ
recognizedAs National Heritage Corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ
recognizedFor early factory system development ⓘ
transition from agrarian to industrial economy ⓘ
tourismAttraction canal towpaths ⓘ
historic mills ⓘ
industrial archaeology sites ⓘ
tourismType heritage tourism ⓘ
traverses Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rhode Island NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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Central Falls Mill Historic District → locatedIn → Blackstone River Valley region ⓘ
Valley Falls → partOf → Blackstone River Valley region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Blackstone River Valley
Slatersville → locatedIn → Blackstone River Valley region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Blackstone River Valley
Valley Falls Mill Historic District → partOf → Blackstone River Valley region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Blackstone River Valley
Blackstone River State Park → partOf → Blackstone River Valley region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Blackstone River Valley