In the heart of the Blackstone River Valley; Woonsocket is a thriving industrial community with a rich history founded on seventeenth-century saw and grist mills. Its nineteenth-century textile mills were a major force in the industrial revolution; and today its businesses meet the challenges of new ideas and new technology.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. As an NC State graduate. I found this to ...By D. GRADYAs an NC State graduate. I found this to be a fascinating history of the FIRST real basketball "palace" for college basketball in the United States. The book is well-written and interesting. though I wish there had been more "written" history here. But the hundreds of historical pictures of the building process and the buildings early uses make for a captivating look at one of the enduring shrines to early college basketball in this country .0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Four StarsBy patchesSon loved it and is hanging it in his office
