Museums & Historic Sites – Page 4 – Blackstone Valley Tourism

Museums & Historic Sites

April 20, 2016

Town Pound

Chopmist Hill Rd. Glocester, RI 02814 Established in 1749, the pound is the oldest in America. The 50-foot square, stone wall enclosure with an iron gate […]
April 20, 2016

Slatersville Village Green

Off Rte. 146 near the Mass. Line North Smithfield, RI The heart of one of America’s oldest mill villages, typical of New England greens and commons […]
April 20, 2016

Pawtucket Veterans Memorial Amphitheatre & Park

Corner of Exchange St. and Roosevelt Avenue, Pawtucket, RI 02860 401-728-0500, Ext. 225 The recently completed park, overlooking the Blackstone River, contains a monument to all […]
April 20, 2016

North Gate Toll House

Old Louisquisset Pike, Rte. 246 Lincoln, RI 02865 401-862-4202 Built in 1807, it served as a toll-house for the Louisquisset Turnpike Co. and as a hotel […]
April 20, 2016

Moshassuck Cemetary

978 Lonsdale Ave. Central Falls, RI 02863 401-723-1087 The scene of the conflict between the National Guard and United Textile Workers in 1934. National Guard troops […]
April 20, 2016

Little Red School House

190 School St., Forestdale, RI 02824 Built in 1870, the one-room school house served grades 1-8. As the community grew and other schools opened, this schoolhouse […]
April 20, 2016

Historic Union Village

Rte. 146A Great Rd. North Smithfield, RI 02895 The Union Village Historic District is approximately a half-mile long section of Great Road (Route 146A) and includes […]
April 20, 2016

Hachiko Monument

Blackstone Valley Train Depot “Bedridge Station” 1 Depot Square Woonsocket, RI 02895 401-724-2200 “Hachiko – A Dog’s Tale”, is a true story from Japan, was filmed […]
April 20, 2016

Great Road Historic District

Rte. 123 Lincoln. RI 02865 A 4.5 mile stretch of road containing a series of building ranging from the 17th to the 19th centuries that includes […]
April 20, 2016

Friends Meeting House

374 Great Rd. Lincoln, RI 02865 401-245-5660 Oldest meeting house in continuous use. This meeting house, built in 1704 and expanded in 1745, exhibits the plainness […]
April 20, 2016

Daggett House

Slater Park, 825 Armistice Blvd. Pawtucket, RI 02861 401-722-6931 The oldest standing house in Pawtucket, furnished with outstanding antiques, including Colonial Pewter used in the Revolutionary […]
April 20, 2016

Cogswell Tower

Broad St. Jenks Park Central Falls, RI 02863 401-727-7400 The official symbol of Central Falls! This historic site stands atop Dexter’s Ledge in Jenks Park, which […]
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