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Blackstone Canal

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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. [1]

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Benjamin Wright

Benjamin Wright (October 10, 1770 – August 24, 1842) was an American civil engineer who was chief engineer of the Erie Canal and the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal.

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Blackstone River

The Blackstone River is a river in the U.S. states of Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

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Blackstone River and Canal Heritage State Park

The Blackstone River and Canal Heritage State Park is a part of the state park system of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, managed by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR).

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Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park

Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park is a National Park Service unit in the states of Rhode Island and Massachusetts.

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Blackstone Valley

The Blackstone Valley or Blackstone River Valley is a region of Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

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Canal

Canals, or navigations, are human-made channels, or artificial waterways, for water conveyance, or to service water transport vehicles.

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Erie Canal

The Erie Canal is a canal in New York, United States that is part of the east–west, cross-state route of the New York State Canal System (formerly known as the New York State Barge Canal).

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Lincoln, Rhode Island

Lincoln is a town in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States.

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National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance.

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National Register of Historic Places listings in Providence County, Rhode Island

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Providence County, Rhode Island.

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National Register of Historic Places listings in Providence, Rhode Island

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Providence, Rhode Island.

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National Register of Historic Places listings in Worcester County, Massachusetts

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) designated in Worcester County, Massachusetts.

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National Register of Historic Places listings in Worcester, Massachusetts

The city of Worcester, Massachusetts has a long and rich history and a great many properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Northbridge, Massachusetts

Northbridge is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States.

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Packet boat

Packet boats were medium-sized boats designed for domestic mail, passenger, and freight transportation in European countries and their colonies, including North American rivers and canals.

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Providence and Worcester Railroad

The Providence and Worcester Railroad is a Class II railroad owned by Genesee & Wyoming.

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Providence, Rhode Island

Providence is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Rhode Island and is one of the oldest cities in the United States.

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Uxbridge, Massachusetts

Uxbridge is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts first settled in 1662 and incorporated in 1727.

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Water right

Water right in water law refers to the right of a user to use water from a water source, e.g., a river, stream, pond or source of groundwater.

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Worcester Historical Museum

The Worcester Historical Museum, located in downtown Worcester, Massachusetts, was founded in 1875 as the Worcester Society of Antiquity.

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Worcester, Massachusetts

Worcester is a city and the county seat of Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackstone_Canal

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