Rhode Island
Parks
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National Historical Park
Blackstone River Valley
RI,MA
The Blackstone River powered America's entry into the Age of Industry. The success of Samuel Slater's cotton spinning mill in Pawtucket, RI touched off a chain reaction that changed how people worked and where they lived. Learn how this revolution transformed the landscape of the Blackstone Valley and the United States. The Visitor Center at Old Slater Mill is closed for the winter season.
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National Memorial
Roger Williams
Providence, RI
"I acknowledge that to molest any person, Jew or Gentile, for either professing doctrine, or practicing worship meerly religious or spiritual, is to persecute him, and such a person (whether his doctrine or practice be true or false) suffers persecution for conscience." -Roger Williams, 1644 Banished by the English and saved by the First Peoples, Roger Williams founded Providence here in 1636.
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National Historic Site
Touro Synagogue
Newport, RI
Touro Synagogue, a building of exquisite beauty and design, steeped in history and ideals, and one of the most historically significant Jewish buildings in America, was designated a National Historic Site in 1946. Dedicated in 1763, it still serves an active congregation and each year greets over 30,000 visitors who come to see the magnificent interior and hear its remarkable story.
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National Historic Trail
Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route
MA,RI,CT,NY,NJ,PA,DE,MD,VA,DC
โOf the happiness I have enjoyed in our private friendship. The remembrance of which will be one of the most pleasing Circumstances of my life.โโ Comte de Rochambeau on his relationship with George Washington
By The Numbers
- 2 National Parks
- 32,304 Visitors to National Parks
- $3,500,000 Economic Benefit from National Park Tourism ยป
- $50,176,305 of Land & Water Conservation Fund Appropriated for Projects (since 1965) ยป
- 18 Certified Local Governments ยป
- 31 Community Conservation & Recreation Projects (since 1987) ยป
- 1 National Heritage Area ยป
- 1 Wild & Scenic Rivers Managed by NPS ยป
- 1 National Trails Administered by NPS ยป
- 816 National Register of Historic Places Listings ยป
- 45 National Historic Landmarks ยป
- 1 National Natural Landmark ยป
- 470 Places Recorded by Heritage Documentation Programs ยป
- 13,323 Objects in National Park Museum Collections ยป
- 20 Archeological Sites in National Parks ยป
- 1 Teaching with Historic Places Lesson Plan ยป
- 3 Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itineraries ยป
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These numbers are just a sample of the National Park Service's work. Figures are for the fiscal year that ended 9/30/2020.