This was stimulated by first the construction of the Blackstone Canal and then the railroad, which connected it to Boston.

John Brown, a Providence Merchant, envisioned the Blackstone Canal from the late 18th century.

Construction of the Blackstone Canal brought horsedrawn barges to Providence through Uxbridge for their overnight stop.

Most of them were Irish people hired to build the railroads and the Blackstone Canal.

Industrial growth was driven by location, abundant water power, and the Blackstone Canal.

The company bought the Blackstone Canal, also running between Providence and Worcester, and began construction, partly on its banks, in 1845.

The original stone arch bridge over the Blackstone Canal is still in use today.

The Blackstone Canal flows through the length of village, west of the Blackstone River.

He began working with Frank B. Norton at his stoneware manufacturing company located on the Blackstone Canal.

Water Street, originally the Blackstone Canal, is emerging as the center of the "Canal District".