WORCESTER / Burrillville / Leicester / Lincoln / /
Company
Jenks Park / Pawtucket Thread Company / /
Continent
America / /
Country
Puerto Rico / Guatemala / Colombia / Dominican Republic / Columbia / United Kingdom / Scotland / /
Event
Man-Made Disaster / /
Facility
Central Falls Woolen Mill / Woolen Mill / Town Hall / Pawtucket Thread Mill / Museum of Work / Fire Station / Pawtucket Hair Cloth Mill / From Slater Mill / City Hall / Blackstone Canal / CENTRAL FALLS CITY HALL / Royal Weaving Mill / Cogswell Tower / Kennedy-Stafford Mill Complex / Mill District / Stafford Complex / From City Hall / Hair Cloth Mill / Central Falls Dam / Cross Street Bridge / Police Station / /
Holiday
St. Joseph / /
IndustryTerm
transportation / textile products / /
NaturalFeature
Historic Central Falls / Central Falls / Central Falls FALLS / Blackstone River / Blackstone Valley / Valley Falls / /
Organization
Blackstone Valley Visitor’s Center / St. Ephraim’s Church / Heritage Corridor Commission / Blackstone Valley Tourism Council / Congress / National Park Service / Rhode Island Historical Society / Sentinellist / Lincoln High School / Central Falls High School / St. Joseph’s Church / Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Commission / WA Church / NE PI / /
Person
Pierce Park / Michael Pierce / Joseph Beland / Mariana Bauman / Dexter Streets / Broad Streets / John Moskwa / Van Craft Knitting / Pulaski / D ST / Alvin Jenks / John Somyk / Anne / / /
Position
Captain / Queen / General / King / leader / Bishop / mill worker / /
ProvinceOrState
Quebec / French-Canadian / Rhode Island / Blackstone / /
could run larger mills and allowed for mills to be built away from the river, which was by then overcrowded. At the same time, railroads provided the transportation needed for expansion. The spark for immigration, though