[MassHistPres] NPS Ranger Walkabout At Historic Farnumsville, MA. - Thursday, August 2nd

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National Park Service Thursday Night Ranger Walkabout
Historic Farnumsville Mill Village in South Grafton
Thursday, August 2nd, 2007 
Starting at 6:30 PM

Join National Park Service Ranger Peter Coffin of the John H. Chafee 
Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor for a free, open to the public tour 
that begins at the Farnumsville Mill at the corner of Providence Road - Route 
122 and Depot Street in South Grafton, Massachusetts.  The Ranger Walkabout 
will detail the influence of the Blackstone River and the adjacent Blackstone 
Canal on the century long evolution of this historic mill village from Peter 
Farnum's 1827 mill to a major place for the manufacture of cotton products. For 
more information call the Heritage Corridor office (401) 762-0440.



A downloadable, printable PDF formatted Poster for this event is available - 

Please contact John LaPoint at glfjl at aol.com if you would like us to e-mail 
you a copy of a PDF copy of the 2007 Farnumsville Ranger Walkabout Poster.



For Release Upon Receipt
Sunday, July 1, 2007

Media Contact:
John LaPoint
Member - Volunteer in Parks Program
JHC Blackstone River Valley 
National Heritage Corridor

Phone: 508-887-5809
E-Mail: glfjl at aol.com


National Park Service Ranger Walkabout Series Returns To Historic South 
Grafton On Thursday, August 2nd


GRAFTON: National Park Service Ranger Peter Coffin of the John H. Chafee 
Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor will lead a Thursday Night 
Ranger Walkabout through the historic mill village of Farnumsville in South 
Grafton on Thursday, August 2nd beginning at 6:30 PM. The free, open to the public 
tour begins at the Farnumsville Mill located at the corner of Providence Road - 
Route 122 and Depot Street in South Grafton.

Farnumsville is one of a chain of three historic mill villages situated along 
the Blackstone River in South Grafton. The August 2nd Ranger Walkabout will 
detail the influence of the Blackstone River and the adjacent Blackstone Canal 
on the century long evolution of this village from Peter Farnum's 1827 mill to 
a major place for the manufacture of cotton products. 

Each week during the summer the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage 
Corridor Park Rangers and Heritage Corridor volunteers give guided tours that 
explore different Blackstone Valley villages or that head down a trail you might 
not know. Join them and discover some of the people and places that make the 
Blackstone Valley such a fascinating place! 

Speaking of the 2007 Series of National Park Service Ranger Walkabouts, 
Heritage Corridor Ranger Kevin Klyberg said, “We really enjoy doing these 
Walkabouts because it gives us a chance to take people to some of the often overlooked 
jewels of the Blackstone Valley. Some of these tours are old favorites, but 
these tours also give us a reason to do some more research and learn new stories 
to share.”

All of the programs are free and begin at 6:30 PM. For more information about 
the Thursday Night Ranger Walkabout programs, please contact the Heritage 
Corridor office at The John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage 
Corridor, One Depot Square, Woonsocket, RI. 02895 (401) 762-0440.


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Driving Directions to Farnumsville, South Grafton, Massachusetts

Meet at the intersection of Depot Street and Providence Road
Walkabout starting at 6:30 PM


>From Route 146:

Take the Boston Road exit in Sutton towards Wilkinsonville.

Travel 1.3 miles on Boston Road to the Wilkinsonville Fire Station at the 
intersection of Boston Road and Providence Road. (Route 122A)

Turn RIGHT onto Route 122A which becomes Main Street in South Grafton.

Drive 1.9 miles to the intersection of Routes 122A -Main Street and Route 
122- Providence Road at Cumberland Farms / Polish National Home / Farnumsville 
Firehouse.

Continue SOUTH on Route 122-Providence Road 0.2 of a mile -- just past the 
Schotanus Design Center. The next right hand turn is Depot Street. 

   
Traveling on Route 122 North:

At the Northbridge-Grafton town line continue heading north 0.9 miles on 
Route122 -Providence Road.

You will pass a small cemetery on the left hand side of the road coming into 
Farnumsville Village. The next left hand turn is Depot Street.
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