https://tourblackstone.com/blog/ Blog Wed, 18 Jun 2025 04:57:14 +0000 https://tourblackstone.com/blog/post/woonsocket-train-depot/ https://tourblackstone.com/blog/post/woonsocket-train-depot/#comments https://tourblackstone.com/blog/post/woonsocket-train-depot/ Fri, 28 Apr 2023 17:06:45 -0400 One Depot Square Woonsocket 02895 Designed for the Providence and Worcester Railroad, the Woonsocket Depot is an elaborately decorated brick building which was the finest on-line passenger depot on the P&W line. It replaced the original 1847 depot which was destroyed by fire. This historic train]]> https://tourblackstone.com/blog/post/newman-congregational-church/ https://tourblackstone.com/blog/post/newman-congregational-church/#comments https://tourblackstone.com/blog/post/newman-congregational-church/ Fri, 28 Apr 2023 16:31:27 -0400 100 Newman Avenue East Providence 02914 This still active congregation was organized in 1643 by the Reverend Samuel Newman and the first Newman Meeting House, which served also as a meeting hall for village business, was built across the street from today’s church in the center of what was the Ring]]> https://tourblackstone.com/blog/post/newman-cemetery/ https://tourblackstone.com/blog/post/newman-cemetery/#comments https://tourblackstone.com/blog/post/newman-cemetery/ Fri, 28 Apr 2023 16:27:37 -0400 Newman & Pawtucket Avenue East Providence 02914 One of the oldest in the state, the Newman Cemetery was established in 1643, when the area was part of Rehoboth, Massachusetts. It is located at the southwest corner of Newman and Pawtucket Avenues, adjacent to the Newman Congregational Church. Its]]> https://tourblackstone.com/blog/post/the-conjuring-house/ https://tourblackstone.com/blog/post/the-conjuring-house/#comments https://tourblackstone.com/blog/post/the-conjuring-house/ Wed, 26 Apr 2023 11:38:47 -0400 1677 Round Top Road Burrillville, 02830 This historic house is the original house that spawned "The Conjuring" franchise. NOTE: you must purchase a ticket online before visiting this site. Only pre-registered guests are allowed on the property. The Old Arnold Estate, located in Harrisville, R.I., is]]> https://tourblackstone.com/blog/post/glocester-heritage-gardens/ https://tourblackstone.com/blog/post/glocester-heritage-gardens/#comments https://tourblackstone.com/blog/post/glocester-heritage-gardens/ Tue, 07 Mar 2023 11:51:13 -0500 Dr. Reuben House Medicinal Gardens 1111 Putnam Pike Chepachet, RI 02814 & Job Armstrong Store Shopkeeper’s Garden 1181 Main Street Chepachet, RI 02814 The Dr. Reuben Mason Medicinal Garden opened to the community in May, 2013. The Job Armstrong Store Shopkeeper’s Garden is in its developmental]]> https://tourblackstone.com/blog/post/chase-farm/ https://tourblackstone.com/blog/post/chase-farm/#comments https://tourblackstone.com/blog/post/chase-farm/ Mon, 20 Feb 2023 00:17:24 -0500 https://tourblackstone.com/blog/post/roll-out-the-black-mobile-museum/ https://tourblackstone.com/blog/post/roll-out-the-black-mobile-museum/#comments https://tourblackstone.com/blog/post/roll-out-the-black-mobile-museum/ Thu, 25 Aug 2022 13:00:54 -0400 PO Box 14751 East Providence, Rhode Island 02914 (401) 999-9995 This Museum of Black Artifacts is a must see mobile museum! A collection of Black memorabilia, which is shared through numerous presentations and displays across the State of Rhode Island. Find this museum throughout the state or call]]> https://tourblackstone.com/blog/post/crescent-park-carousel/ https://tourblackstone.com/blog/post/crescent-park-carousel/#comments https://tourblackstone.com/blog/post/crescent-park-carousel/ Tue, 09 Aug 2022 14:34:22 -0400 700 Bullocks Point Avenue Riverside, RI 02915 Located across from Rose Larisa Park with views of the bay, the Crescent Park Carousel was built in 1895 by Charles I.D. Looff, one of the earliest and foremost carousel designers. The Crescent Park Carousel is nationally recognized as a true masterpiece]]> https://tourblackstone.com/blog/post/philip-walker-house/ https://tourblackstone.com/blog/post/philip-walker-house/#comments https://tourblackstone.com/blog/post/philip-walker-house/ Mon, 11 Jul 2022 15:31:19 -0400 432 Massasoit Avenue East Providence, RI 02914 The Philip Walker House is the second oldest house in the state and the oldest documented house in East Providence. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Walker House has stayed a part of the original family until recently when]]> https://tourblackstone.com/blog/post/green-jacket-shoal-ship-graveyard/ https://tourblackstone.com/blog/post/green-jacket-shoal-ship-graveyard/#comments https://tourblackstone.com/blog/post/green-jacket-shoal-ship-graveyard/ Mon, 11 Jul 2022 14:39:44 -0400 Bold Point East Providence, RI 02914 Rhode Island's largest ship graveyard! David Robinson, a marine archaeologist at the University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography, has determined that 26 wrecks in total are spread across a 33-acre area of Green Jacket Shoal off East Providence.]]>