Albion is a village and
historic district
A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains historic building, older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries or jurisdictions, historic districts receive legal p ...
in
Lincoln, Rhode Island
Lincoln is a town in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 22,529 at the 2020 census. Lincoln is located in northeastern Rhode Island, north of Providence. Lincoln is part of the Providence metropolitan statistica ...
, United States.
Albion is home to several mill buildings, churches, and the Kirkbrae Country Club golf course. The historic
Blackstone River
The Blackstone River in the United States is a river that flows through Massachusetts and Rhode Island. It is long with a drainage area of 475 mi2 (1229 km2). It drains into the tidal river, Pawtucket River at Pawtucket, Rhode Island, Pawtuck ...
flows through the center of the mill village with the
Blackstone River Greenway, a dual use bicycle and pedestrian path running along the river. Albion Falls is a waterfall along the Blackstone River, and the Albion Bridge crosses the river just downstream from Albion Dam, built in 1916 to power the Albion Mill, now a condominium complex. The word "
Albion
Albion is an alternative name for Great Britain. The oldest attestation of the toponym comes from the Greek language. It is sometimes used poetically and generally to refer to the island, but is less common than "Britain" today. The name for Scot ...
", from which the mill and village take their name, is the oldest name for
Great Britain
Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the north-west coast of continental Europe, consisting of the countries England, Scotland, and Wales. With an area of , it is the largest of the British Isles, the List of European ...
. The still-active
Providence and Worcester Railroad
The Providence and Worcester Railroad (P&W; ) is a Class II railroad operating of tracks in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, as well as New York (state), New York via trackage rights. The company was founded in 1844 to build ...
passes through Albion.
See also
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List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Rhode Island
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References
External links
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References and external links
Providence Journal video of the Blackstone RiverAlbion Fire DepartmentMap and location informationSt. Ambrose Church in Albion
Villages in Providence County, Rhode Island
Historic districts in Providence County, Rhode Island
Providence metropolitan area
Historic American Engineering Record in Rhode Island
Villages in Rhode Island
Lincoln, Rhode Island
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Rhode Island
National Register of Historic Places in Providence County, Rhode Island
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