Old Slater Mill Visitor Center
Address: 67 Roosevelt Avenue, Pawtucket, RI 02860
The Blackstone Valley between Worcester and Providence is where America's Industrial Revolution began: Samuel Slater built the nation's first successful water-powered cotton mill in Pawtucket in 1793, and mill villages, canals, and workers' housing soon lined the river.
Explore Slater Mill, ride the Blackstone River Bikeway, and see how water powered the machines. For a challenge, bike the full canal towpath between mill towns or paddle the historic Blackstone Canal.
Coordinates: 41.87771, -71.38253