Whitinsville in Worcester County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)

Blackstone Canal

1828 - 1848

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 15, 2018

1. Blackstone Canal NRHP Marker

Inscription. Northbridge, MA
Canal Route & Lock Location

This property
has been listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels.

Location. 42° 7.695′ N, 71° 38.323′ W. Marker is in Whitinsville, Massachusetts, in Worcester County. It is on Church Street Extension half a mile east of Providence Road (Massachusetts Route 122), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Larkin Memorial Recreation Area Parking Lot, Whitinsville MA 01588, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Massachusetts’ Quiet Corner,

in Greater Worcester,

and in the Blackstone Valley.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in New England.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

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least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Welcome to Blackstone River and Canal Heritage State Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Plummer's Landing (within shouting distance of this marker); Thomas J. Melia, Jr. (approx. 1.7 miles away); Whitinsville Social Library (approx. 1.7 miles away); David P. Casey (approx. 1.8 miles away); Civil War Memorial (approx. 1.8 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.8 miles away); Vietnam War Memorial (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Whitinsville.

Also see . . .
1. Blackstone Canal. Wikipedia entry:
Links to National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form (Submitted on March 20, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

2. Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park. National Park Service website entry (Submitted on May 19, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

3. Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor. National Park Service website entry (Submitted on May 19, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 15, 2018

2. Blackstone Canal NRHP Marker

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 15, 2018

3. Blackstone Canal NRHP Marker

Looking east

Larkin Memorial Recreation Area Sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 15, 2018

4. Larkin Memorial Recreation Area Sign

Credits. This page was last revised on March 20, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 19, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 532 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 19, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.