Stanley Woolen Mill is the common historic name applied to a defunct company based in southeastern Massachusetts and to the company's buildings which stand at the southern entrance to the Blackstone River and Canal Heritage State Park. The mill is an important footnote in the history of the textile industry in America. Stanley Woolen Mill is the centerpiece of the Central Woolen Mills District which is part of the National Historic Register.
Stanley Woolen Mill in 2013
Stanley Woolen Mill, October 2015
Stanley Woolen Mill reflected in Blackstone Canal
Stanley Woolen Mill, Nov. 11, 2009, Uxbridge, Massachusetts, with view of the Blackstone Canal
Blackstone River and Canal Heritage State Park
The Blackstone River and Canal Heritage State Park is a part of the state park system of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, managed by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR). This 1,000-acre (4.0 km2) park "recalls the role of canals in transporting raw materials and manufactured goods between emerging industrial centers." The Blackstone River and Canal Heritage State Park at Uxbridge, Massachusetts, is the midpoint of the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor of the National Park System. The Blackstone River and Valley is where the industrial revolution was born in America. The southern entrance to this state park is the site of the historic Stanley Woolen Mill, currently being redeveloped for commercial and tourism. The Native American Nipmuc name for the village here was "Wacentug", translated as "bend in the river".
River Bend Farm, Blackstone River and Canal State Park
The flooded Blacksone Canal after heavy rain and snowmelt.
View of a control gate on the Blackstone Canal at the Blackstone River and Canal State Park in Uxbridge
Plummer's Landing in Northbridge