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Cumberland by the Blackstone: 250 Years of Heritage
Cumberland by the Blackstone 250 Years of Heritage Author:David W. Balfour In 1997, when the Town of Cumberland, Rhode Island, celebrated its 250th anniversary, the first edition of Cumberland by the Blackstone:250 Years of Heritage was published. Response to the book was beyond all expectations and the public demand to republish it was not surprising. In the nine years since the initial publication, many changes have ... more »taken place. The book celebrates Cumberland's historic past while charting a course for future development.
--The Town of Cumberland, Rhode Island is a community along the Blackstone River that has played a major role in America's industrial revolution.
The authors of this book have woven a visual tapestry of local history that combines photographs from the collections of many families with an outstanding descriptive narrative.--« less