Cleaning up history
A photograph of an interpretative sign at Ashton Meadow in Lincoln, a short distance south of the Kelly House Museum, before volunteer Emanuel “Manny” Terezakis, of Lincoln, cleaned it., at top, and after he cleaned it, above, making it readable once more.
Blackstone Heritage Corridor staff, volunteer fixing up interpretative signs around the valley
Staff and volunteers at the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor are on a mission to clean the dirt and graffiti off their signs that share the important history of the valley, all as part of a larger project to take inventory of the signs. In anticipation of the organization’s 35th anniversary this year, as part of the project, they’ll determine where existing signs are and whether they should add any new signs.
1/26/2021
Reed: Slater Mill to be transferred to National Park Service
PAWTUCKET – Noting the historic importance of Slater Mill and exciting new opportunities for conservation, historic preservation, tourism, economic growth, education, and recreation, U.S. Sen. Jack Reed on Monday announced the U.S. National Park Service’s acquisition of Slater Mill and other key historic buildings that comprise the Old Slater Mill Historic District.
Reed wrote and passed a 2014 law, which was folded into the National Defense Authorization Act, directing the National Park Service to establish the Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park, including requiring the acquisition of Slater Mill.