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.

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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

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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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Latitude

42.14898° or 42° 8′ 56″ north

Longitude

-71.64673° or 71° 38′ 48″ west

Elevation

266 feet (81 metres)

Open location code

87JC49X3+H8

GeoNames ID

4930740

Wikidata ID

Q4923399

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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”
French: “canal de Blackstone”
French: “Canal de Blackstone”
Japanese: “ブラックストーン運河”
Spanish: “Canal Blackstone”

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