Welcome Guide to the Blackstone Valley.

Heritage Corridor

The John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor, designated by Congress in 1986, is composed of 24 cities and towns on 454 square miles of land in the watershed of the Blackstone River. The watershed area extends from north of Worcester, Massachusetts south to Providence, Rhode Island. The 46-mile long Blackstone River, named an American Heritage River in 1998, is the focal point and main artery of the region. ...More

Valley History

You have to look intently now to see traces of the Industrial Revolution in America. Today the Blackstone Valley resembles any typical semi-rural American suburb: plenty of farms and rolling hills, state forests and parks, shopping centers and attractions that many of the nearly 100,000 residents here have long taken for granted. If you look closely, you'll notice that apartment complex in Douglas was at one time a textile mill important to America's development. Look further and you'll see the shopping center in Uxbridge once operated as a grist mill along the banks of the Blackstone River and Canal- a major inland link between Worcester and Providence. The eleven towns in the Blackstone Valley share a unique and in many ways fascinating heritage. ...More

Community Events

Each year the Blackstone Valley comes together to sponsor many exciting community events that truly contribute to our region's quality of life. ...More

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