Blackstone River Reservoir

Blackstone River Reservoir is a reservoir in Providence County, Rhode Island. Blackstone River Reservoir is situated nearby to the suburb Valley Falls, as well as near the village Saylesville.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Saylesville Meetinghouse and St. Matthew’s Church.

Saylesville Meetinghouse

Church

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The Saylesville Friends Meetinghouse is an historic Quaker meetinghouse located at 374 Great Road within the village of Saylesville in the town of Lincoln, Rhode Island.

St. Matthew’s Church

Church

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St. Matthew's Church, currently known as the Holy Spirit Parish, is an historic Roman Catholic church at 1030 Dexter Street in Central Falls, Rhode Island located within the Diocese of Providence.

St. Joseph Church is parish of the Roman Catholic Church in Cumberland, Rhode Island within the Diocese of Providence. It is known for its historic campus at 1303 Mendon Road, which includes a Gothic Revival style church, designed by James Murphy, along with two late 19th-century, clapboard-sheathed, wood-frame structures on the east side of Mendon Road.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lonsdale and Valley Falls.

Lonsdale

Village

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Lonsdale is a village and historic district in Lincoln and Cumberland, Rhode Island, United States, near Rhode Island Route 146 and Route 95. The village was originally part of the town of Smithfield until Lincoln was created in the 1870s, and was originally centered on the Lincoln side of the Blackstone River.

Valley Falls

Suburb

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Valley Falls is a village and census-designated place in the town of Cumberland, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 12,094 at the 2020 census.

Saylesville

Village

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Saylesville is a village and historic district in Lincoln, Rhode Island, United States.