Stories

The Stories of the Blackstone Valley

The Blackstone River Valley has long been home to innovators, reformers, immigrants, and laborers. To learn more about the stories that the Valley still tells us today, click on the headings below. These are stories of trials and tribulations, of great joy and success, and of tragedy.

 

Stories of the Blackstone Valley

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  Geography of the Blackstone Valley

  Learn more about how the geography of the Blackstone River Valley affected the Industrial Revolution

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  Environmental Impact

  Learn more about how the Industrial Revolution affected the environment of the Blackstone Valley

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  Immigration

  Learn more about the people who came to the Blackstone River Valley.

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  Mill Life

  Learn more about living and working in a Blackstone Valley Mill Village.

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  Labor History

  Learn more about the history of organized labor in the Blackstone Valley.

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  Reform Movements

  Learn more about reform movements like abolitionism, temperance, and women's rights.

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  Transporation Revolution

  Learn more about the transportation revolution in the Blackstone Valley.

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  1824 Strike

  Learn more about the 1824 Strike in Pawtucket. This Strike is credited as the first wage earners strike in US history

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  The Cotton Economy

  Learn more about the Blackstone Valley's role in the cotton economy.