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Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park

  • Slater MillSamuel Slater stood in Belper, England, as a young apprentice under industrialist Jedediah Strutt. He memorized the design of cotton spinning machines…
  • Blackstone RiverThe river once bore the name Kittacuck, meaning "the great tidal river" in the language of the Native American people who lived along its banks.