Exploring the Blackstone River Valley
Auburn | Blackstone | Burrillville | Central Falls | Cumberland | Douglas | East Providence | Glocester | Grafton | Hopedale | Leicester | Lincoln | Mendon | Millbury | Millville | North Smithfield | Northbridge | Pawtucket | Providence | Smithfield | Sutton | Upton | Uxbridge | Woonsocket | Worcester
Auburn
Massachusetts
Robert Goddard Memorial
Pakachoag Hiking Trail
Includes the village of Stoneville
Settled in 1714, Incorporated in 1778
- Home of Robert Goddard, American Father of Modern Day Rocketry
- Launched first liquid-fueled rocket from Pakachoag Hill on March 16, 1926
- Originally incorporated as the town of Ward, but changed the name to Auburn in 1837 because the Post Office complained the name was too similar to the town of Ware
- Home of Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Tyler Beede
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