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General view South - Blackstone Canal, Blackstone River and Washington Highway (Quinnville), Ashton, Providence County, RI
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General view South - Blackstone Canal, Blackstone River and Washington Highway (Quinnville), Ashton, Providence County, RI
Description
Blackstone Canal Company; Clement, Daniel, transmitter; Boucher, Jack, photographer
Depicted place Rhode Island; Providence County; Ashton
Date Documentation compiled after 1968
Dimensions 5 x 7 in.
Current location
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Accession number
HAER RI,4-ASH.V,1-2
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  • Significance: The Blackstone canal was one of the regions first long distance transportation systems. It was one of the waterways that helped to spawn the industrial development that took place in the Blackstone Valley in the mid 19th century.
  • Survey number: HAER RI-10
  • Building/structure dates: 1824-1828 Initial Construction
Source https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/ri0332.photos.145074p
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