Blackstone Canal
The Blackstone Canal was a manmade waterway, linking Worcester, Massachusetts, to Providence, Rhode Island, and Narragansett Bay, through the Blackstone Valley, via a series of locks and canals in the early 19th century.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places in the Area
Nearby places include Northbridge and Upton.
Northbridge
Town
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Northbridge is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 16,335 at the 2020 census. The Northbridge Town Hall is located at 7 Main Street in Whitinsville. Northbridge is situated 2½ miles south of Blackstone Canal.
Upton
Upton is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. It was first settled in 1728. The population was given as exactly 8,000 at the 2020 census. It contains the census-designated place of the same name.
Linwood
Village
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Linwood is a village with its own post office in the towns of Northbridge and Uxbridge, Massachusetts, United States. The zip code of the Linwood post office is 01525. Linwood is situated 3½ miles south of Blackstone Canal.
Blackstone Canal
- Type: Canal
- Description: waterway linking Worcester, Massachusetts, to Providence, Rhode Island (and Narragansett Bay) through the Blackstone Valley via a series of locks and canals during the early 19th century
- Category: body of water
- Location: Worcester, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Spanish—“Blackstone Canal” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Blackstone Canal (kanal sa Estados Unidos, Massachusetts)”
- Cebuano: “Blackstone Canal”
- Egyptian Arabic: “قناة بلاكستون”
- Japanese: “ブラックストーン運河”
- Spanish: “Canal Blackstone”
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