Rhode Island Labor History Society Annual Labor Day Event
Start: Monday, September 02, 2024•10:00 AM
Location:Moshassuck Cemetery •978 Lonsdale Ave, Central Fall, RI 02865 US
Revolutions by the River
What makes the Blackstone River Valley a significant place for labor history?
Park Ranger Allison Horrocks will discuss the importance of this area, from the rise of
children’s wage labor in the 18th century to the long period of deindustrialization
that characterized the 20th century. Learn about the ordinary people who enriched this
landscape, a place that remains marked by the names of industrialists