The next public meeting of the John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Commission will be the annual meeting which will be held on:

Friday September 18, 2008
Banneker Industries
582 Great Road, Suite 101
North Smithfield, RI

Edward Sanderson, Chair

Message from Commission Chair, Edward Sanderson
The Blackstone Valley is a wonderfully integrated system of waterways, transportation corridors, villages, urban centers and rural communities. Its people and communities are connected through a shared history and economic underpinnings that have shaped the landscape over the years and one that continues to set an example for regional planning and preservation.

Over the past twenty years, the Blackstone Commission has endeavored to expand on the valley’s interconnectedness by supporting programs that integrate many elements in order to reinforce that sense of continuity and wholeness throughout the valley. This regional approach has strengthened our shared resolve to preserve our heritage so that future generations will understand the Valley’s significance in the development of our nation.

Ted Sanderson, Chair