Click here for content developed as part of the commemorative activities marking the 175th Anniversary of the opening of the Blackstone Canal, October 2003.

Worcester Historical Museum

Highway of Commerce: The Blackstone Canal
Industrial Worcester
Placing the Blackstone Canal underground began in 1849 and was the longest-lasting project in Worcester history. The construction on Green Street dates from about 1900.

Today & Tomorrow
Canal marker
The Blackstone Canal is presently covered over and functions as part of the city's sewer system. A series of historic markers at sites along the route of the canal in the city was unveiled on 7 October 2003 to mark the 175th anniversary of the canal. And, there are plans to selectively reopen the once renowned canal, recreating the vitality it brought to Worcester in1828. A boon in the past, the Blackstone Canal may once again charge the city with energy and enterprise.

 

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