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RareBooksClub. Paperback. New. This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 32 pages. OCLC Number: (OCoLC)50671268 Subject: Historic sites -- Law and legislation -- United States. Excerpt… Mehr…

RareBooksClub. Paperback. New. This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 32 pages. OCLC Number: (OCoLC)50671268 Subject: Historic sites -- Law and legislation -- United States. Excerpt: . . . olleagues to know that their entire statements will be in the record, so please feel free to summarize as you see fit. I would like to call on Senator Chafee for his testimony. Senator Chafee. STATEMENT OF HON. LINCOLN D. CHAFEE, U. S. SENATOR FROM RHODE ISLAND Senator Chafee. Thank you very much, Chairman Akaka and ranking member Thomas and members of the subcommittee, for permitting me to testify on S. 2033, a bill to reauthorize funding for the John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor. Studies show that when Americans travel they usually do so for two purposes: to visit sites that celebrate Americas rich history, sites such as Independence Hall or Civil War battlefield sites; or to explore places of natural beauty, places like the Grand Canyon, the Great Smoky Mountains, or Yellowstone Park. The Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor is unique because it was created with the vision of celebrating both the history and the natural beauty of the Blackstone River Valley. Visitors come to the corridor to witness the beauty of one of Americas hardest working rivers, the Blackstone, as it winds through 24 communities from Worcester, Massachusetts, to Providence, Rhode Island. Visitors are also drawn to the corridor to learn more about the valleys unique place in history, represented by the mills and textile industry that once formed the foundation of Americas industrial revolution. The Blackstone Valleys unique place in American history was secured by the arrival of an Englishman named Samuel Slater. Slaters intimate knowledge of the English system of cotton manufacturing gave rise to the age of industrial manufacturing and Americas economic dominance. In the early 18th century the manufacturing of cotton textiles was an industry dominated . . . This item ships from La Vergne,TN., RareBooksClub<