Blackstone River, Rhode Island, United States
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About
Blackstone River is a stream located in Providence county Rhode Island in the United States of America. It is at 41.8764888 latitude and -71.3833891 longitude. Blackstone River is at an elevation of 1 ft (3 m). The USGS map that contains this location is titled "Pawtucket".
Description
Heads in MA at the junction of the Middle River and Mill Brook, flows SE into RI at Pawtucket where it becomes the Seekonk River; Cities of Pawtucket, Central Falls, and Towns of Cumberland, Lincoln, Woonsocket and Smithfield, RI and Towns of Blackstone, Mittville, Uxbridge, MA.
History
Named for William Blackstone who was the first settler in Boston as well as in the Town of Rehoboth in 1634. The town included land in Attleborough along the Blackstone River
Location Details
| Type of Place: | Stream |
| Latitude: | 41.8764888 |
| Longitude: | -71.3833891 |
| Elevation: | 1 ft / 3 m |
| County: | Providence |
| USGS Map Name: | Pawtucket |
