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West River (Massachusetts)

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mill where the West River joins the Blackstone River. The Daniel Day woolen mill was one of the first US woolen mills. The Blackstone River Valley is a
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History of Worcester County, Massachusetts, Embracing a Comprehensive History of the County from its earliest beginnings to the present time; Vol. lI
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A wildlife preserve with fishing, hiking and recreation trails are found at a federal recreation area created at the
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U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data.
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and a major contributing region to America's Industrial Revolution.
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US Army Corps of Engineers, West Hill Dam, Uxbridge, Massachusetts
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Address Delivered at the Unitarian Church in Uxbridge, 1864
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Historic Homes and Genealogies; Worcester, Massachusetts
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fabrics originated. About 1810 Taft's father-in-law,
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Index

US
Massachusetts
Blackstone River
Grafton
Upton, Massachusetts
Northbridge
Uxbridge
West Hill Dam
flood control
Blackstone River
Wheelockville
Rhode Island

West Hill Dam
water power
Industrial Revolution
textile mill
Luke Taft
Waucantuck Mill Complex
Daniel Day
wool-carding
U.S. National Heritage Area
West Hill Dam
Blackstone River
List of rivers of Massachusetts
The National Map
Fishing Works website
Historic Homes and Genealogies; Worcester, Massachusetts

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