A remaining section of canal in Uxbridge, Massachusetts
Location
Providence, Rhode Island – Worcester, Massachusetts
Built
1825–1828
NRHP reference No.
71000030, 73000328, 91001536, 95001004[1]
Added to NRHP
May 6, 1971
The Blackstone Canal was a 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. Construction was started in 1825, and the canal opened three years later. Following the opening of the Boston and Providence Railroad in 1835, the canal struggled for business. It was ultimately replaced by the Providence and Worcester Railroad, which completed a parallel line in 1847. The canal shut down in 1848. Several segments of the canal are preserved, with the canal alignment and remains listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
^"National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
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