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Pawtucket s Slater Mill acquired by National Park Service by The Associated Press Last Updated Jan 31, 2021 at 9:14 am EDT PAWTUCKET, R.I. The historic Slater Mill in Pawtucket and the surrounding area are being taken over by the National Park Service. The transfer of the Old Slater Mill Historic District from local control to federal control enhances opportunities for conservation, historic preservation, tourism, economic growth, education, and recreation, U.S. Sen. Jack Reed said in a statement this week. Completed in 1793, Slater Mill on the banks of the Blackstone River, is the first successful water-powered spinning mill in the U.S. and helped set America’s Industrial Revolution in motion. The other historic buildings being transferred include Sylvanus Brown House, built in 1758, and Wilkinson Mill, which dates to 1810. ....
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. ....