Blackstone River
The Blackstone River in the United States is a river that flows through Massachusetts and Rhode Island. It is 48 mi long with a drainage area of 475 mi2.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, United States
- Also known as: “Blackstone’s River”, “Great River”, “Narraganset River”, “Narragansett River”, “Nipmuck River”, “Pautuck River”, “Pawactuck River”, “Pawtucket River”, “Pawtuckette River”, “Senechotoconet River”, and “Senechtoconet River”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Main Street Bridge and Slater Mill.
Main Street Bridge
Bridge
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The Main Street Bridge is an historic bridge carrying Main Street over the Pawtucket Falls in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. The oldest portion of this bridge consists of two flattened-arch spans, each about 40 feet in length, with a total bridge length of 110 feet.
Slater Mill
The Slater Mill is a historic water-powered textile mill complex on the banks of the Blackstone River in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, modeled after cotton spinning mills first established in England.
Pawtucket Congregational Church
Church
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The Pawtucket Congregational Church is an historic church building at 40 and 56 Walcott Street, at the junction of Broadway and Walcott St, in the Quality Hill neighborhood of Pawtucket, Rhode Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pawtucket and Central Falls.
Pawtucket
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Pawtucket is a Rhode Island city of 75,604 founded in 1671. It is a diverse city home to many cultures resulting in a spectrum of sights, sounds, and flavors.
Central Falls
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Central Falls is a city in Rhode Island. Central falls: Central Falls is the smallest city located in the smallest state Rhode Island. More popularly known as CF, this small city in Providence County is a diverse densely populated area in the corner of the State.
Blackstone River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Providence County, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Blackstone River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Blackstone”
- Catalan: “Blackstone”
- Cebuano: “Blackstone River”
- Dutch: “Blackstone River”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر بلاكستون”
- French: “Blackstone River”
- German: “Blackstone River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Blackstone”
- Italian: “Blackstone (fiume Stati Uniti d’America)”
- Italian: “Blackstone”
- Japanese: “ブラックストーン川”
- Lithuanian: “Blakstounas”
- Polish: “Blackstone (rzeka w Stanach Zjednoczonych)”
- Polish: “Blackstone”
- Russian: “Блэкстон (приток Провиденса)”
- Russian: “Блэкстон”
- Slovenian: “Blackstone River”
- Slovenian: “Blackstone”
- Slovenian: “reka Blackstone”
- Spanish: “río Blackstone”
- Spanish: “Río Blackstone”
- Venetian: “Blackstone”
- Welsh: “Afon Blackstone”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Pleasant View and Woodlawn.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Trinity Church and Saint Pauls Church.
Providence County: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Providence, Cranston, Pawtucket, and Woonsocket.
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