Blackstone River

The Blackstone River is a river in the U.S. states of Massachusetts and Rhode Iceland.

Its length is 80 km and it drains a catchment area of ​​approximately 1400 km ². The long-lasting industrial use has been reflected in the pollution. The river was therefore " in relation to toxic sediments most polluted river in the country " described in 1990 by the United States Environmental Protection Agency as.

History

The river is named after William Blackstone ( original spelling William Blaxton ), which reached 1623 Weymouth in Massachusetts and 1625 first settlers of present-day Boston was. He moved in 1635 to Rhode Iceland and built his house on the river, which later became Cumberland.

Opened in 1790, Samuel Slater 's first successful water-powered cotton mill in America, which was powered by the water of the Blackstone River.

1955 sent a great flood to extensive damage in Woonsocket.

The designation of the indigenous population was Kittacuck, which means " great tidal river " means. The river was named along with the southern Woonasquatucket River to a American Heritage River in 1998.