Blackstone Valley Sights

Guidebooks

Slater Mill Museum Review

Concord and Lexington may lay legitimate claim to what Ralph Waldo Emerson called "the shot heard round the world" in 1776, but Pawtucket's Slater Mill would provide the necessary economic shot in the arm through its own industrial revolution and secure America's sovereign independence in the decades that followed. Built in 1793, this National Historic Landmark was the first successful water-powered spinning mill in America and spawned the textile manufacturing industry. The museum complex explores America's second revolution, with expert interpretive guides dressed in period clothing who demonstrate the fiber to yarn, and the yarn to fabric processes, and discuss how industrialization forever changed this nation. On-site are collections of hand-operated and powered machinery, a 120-seat theater, two gift shops, a gallery, and a recreational park.

    Contact Information

  • Address: 67 Roosevelt Ave., Pawtucket, RI, 02860 | Map It
  • Phone: 401/725-8638
  • Cost: $12
  • Hours: Mar. and Apr., weekends 11--3; May--Oct., Tues.--Sun. 10--4, Nov. weekends 10--4, Dec.--Feb. tours by appointment.
  • Website: www.slatermill.org
  • Location: Pawtucket

Fodorite Reviews

Be the first to review this property

Free Fodor's Newsletter

Subscribe today for weekly travel inspiration, tips, and special offers.

· Forums Trip Reports

  • A long weekend in Rhode Island

    Memorial Day marks the beginning of nice weather for the year and we planned the first trip of the year to Rhode Island. Read more

  • Kids around New England

    If you don't travel with young kids, then this report may bore you.....

    I see posts now and then about families looking for things to do with their young children. So here is my informal trip report abou Read more

View more trip reports

·

  • Newport, RI Questions

    Got a super deal at the Goat Island Hyatt in mid June -- $179 a night for waterfront room with resort fees waved, free parking, free internet, and full breakfast. Read more

View more travel discussions

· News & Features

View more blog stories