Lonsdale, Rhode Island
Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Short descriptionScript error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Lonsdale (also known as Londsdale) is a village and historic district in Lincoln and Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States, near Rhode Island Route 146 and Route 95. The village was originally part of the town of Smithfield until Lincoln was created in the 1870s, and was originally centered on the Lincoln side of the Blackstone River. William Blaxton settled in the area in 1635. In the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Lonsdale was home to several manufacturers including the Lonsdale Company's Bleachery, and the Ann & Hope mill was also located in the village in Cumberland.
The historic district encompasses a variety of mill-related resources in the central part of Lonsdale. Mill worker housing along Front, John, Lonsdale, and Main Streets is included on the Lincoln side of the Blackstone, while the Ann & Hope factory complex in Cumberland is included, as are mill housing areas on Blackstone Court and on Main, Cross, and Blackstone Streets.[1]
In 1922, it's textile mills were temporarily shutdown by the New England Textile Strike over an attempted wage cut and hours increase.[2][3] During which on July 10, ten families in Lonsdale were evicted from their homes owned by the mill they had worked for.[4]
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See also
- Lonsdale Sports Arena, a race track that operated from 1947 to 1956
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Providence County, Rhode Island
References
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Further reading
- Town of Lincoln, R.I. Once in a hundred years: a pictorial history. Lincoln, R.I.: Centennial publication of the Town of Lincoln R.I., 1971.
External links
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- Floating Island of Lonsdale by Mildred Laxton Kelley
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- Villages in Providence County, Rhode Island
- Villages in Rhode Island
- Historic districts in Providence County, Rhode Island
- Lincoln, Rhode Island
- Cumberland, Rhode Island
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Rhode Island
- National Register of Historic Places in Providence County, Rhode Island