Whitinsville is one of six locations that comprise Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park.
Whitinsville is a historic village located in Northbridge, Massachusetts. During your tour of this community, you will see how a small family business grew into the Whitin Machine Works, an industrial giant. At its peak, more than 5,000 people worked for the company, making machines for the textile industry.
Today, various buildings from the company’s evolution still stand. They are a reminder of the decades of labor that made this place successful. Learn more about the people who lived through periods of boom and bust, turning a revolutionary spark into a place known around the world for innovation.
Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park
Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service