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.
Photo: Marcbela, Public domain.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Northbridge and Upton.
Northbridge
Town
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Upton is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States.
Linwood
Village
Photo: Marcbela, Public domain.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
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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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