Capron Falls

Capron Falls Capron Falls Park

Part of the Blackstone Heritage Parks located in downtown Uxbridge Moore of Uxbridge. Legislation, sponsored by Mr. Moore and state Rep.

“During this 150th anniversary of the Civil War, it is fitting to honor a local resident who worked for one of the principal causes of that great conflict that split 'brother against brother,'” explained Senator Richard T. Kevin Kuros, R-Uxbridge, will officially name Capron Park at Capron pond and falls, as a state park honoring Effingham Capron.[4] The park was to be re-dedicated as of September

29, 2012 in a ceremony dubbed “Fire on the falls”, but was rescheduled at the last minute. Early water power from Uxbridge rivers and falls powered the beginnings of the American Industrial Revolution. The Capron Park is at the Center of the Blackstone Valley Heritage Park and Corridor, a National Historic Park of Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

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Alice W. Bridges (July 19, 1916 – May 5, 2011), also known by her married name Alice Roche, was an American competition swimmer, who at age 20, represented the United States at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. It first appeared that Bridges, who originally was a back-up contestant, had...

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This waterfall is named after Effingham Capron. In 1834, Capron founded the Uxbridge Anti-Slavery Society and later served as its president. The society had 450 members, 50 from neighboring communities. Capron was also an organizer and vice president of the North East Anti-Slavery Society, an organizer and New England vice president of the American Anti-Slavery Society, an organizer and vice president of the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society, an organizer and vice president of the Worcester County Southern District Anti-Slavery Society and an organizer of the Uxbridge Female Anti-Slavery Society.

Uxbridge served as a junction during the activities of the Underground Railroad, having a route that ran from New Bedford to the north and from Connecticut to the east. Capron is the only documented individual known in Uxbridge to have custody of runaway slaves during this time.

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Memories from June 29, 2013
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Memories from June 29, 2013

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Come down tonight, FIRE on the FALLS, Fireworks at 7:40pm, Next door Trackless train, petting zoo!
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Come down tonight, FIRE on the FALLS, Fireworks at 7:40pm, Next door Trackless train, petting zoo!

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