Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park (MA, RI)

Blackstone National Heritage Corridor (est.1986) to Blackstone River Valley NHP (est.2014)

Public Law 99-647 Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Act of 1986, as amended by PL 101-441, PL102-154 (Title I), PL 104-208 (Div. A, Title I, Sec. 101d), PL104-333 (Div. I, Title IX, Sec. 901), PL 105-355 (Title V, Sec. 501), PL 106-113 (Div. B, Sec. 1000(a)(3)), PL 106-176 (Title I, Sec. 121), and PL 109-338 Title VII,

In 2014, the Corridor thanks the wisdom of those who envisioned a national park back in the 1970s.

Park boundaries established in 2021

Secretary of Interior

“SUMMARY: As authorized by Section 3031 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, the National Park Service announces that the Secretary of the Interior has established the park boundary for Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the State of Rhode Island.

DATES: The effective date of the establishment of the boundary is August 11, 2021.”

Land acquisitions published in Federal Register.
National Park Service acquires Old Slater Mill (3/31/2021)

Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park (MA, RI)

Blackstone National Heritage Corridor (est.1986) to Blackstone River Valley NHP (est.2014)

Park boundaries established in 2021

Secretary of Interior

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