Forestdale, Rhode Island

	Forestdale Mill Village Historic District
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district
	Forestdale's main factory block from the nineteenth century, currently has a post office
Location	E and W along Main St. and N on Maple Ave., North Smithfield, Rhode Island
Coordinates	41°59′51″N 71°33′50″W / 41.9975°N 71.563889°W
Area	50 acres (20 ha), 50 buildings
Architectural style	Federal, Victorian
NRHP reference No.	72000041
Added to NRHP	June 5, 1972

Forestdale is a village and historic district in North Smithfield, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States, one-half mile from Slatersville, Rhode Island. The historic district runs east and west along Main Street and north on Maple Avenue. School Street is the primary road through the village, and the one-room schoolhouse for which the street is named still stands. The Branch River runs through the valley adjacent to the School Street. The Village Haven Restaurant and local VFW chapter are also located in the village.^[2]

History[edit]

The village was originally owned by the Forestdale Manufacturing Company, a textile mill, later purchased by John Slater & Co. The Mansfield & Lamb scythe-shop manufactured scythes and later tools in Forestdale starting in 1824, and during the American Civil War manufactured swords and sabres for Union Forces. The mills used water power from the Branch River to power their equipment.^[2]

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^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ ^a ^b *Walter Nebiker, The History of North Smithfield (Somersworth, NH: New England History Press, 1976).

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Forestdale History

41°59′40″N 71°33′48″W / 41.99444°N 71.56333°W / 41.99444; -71.56333

[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[Walter_Nebiker_1976-2] *Walter Nebiker, The History of North Smithfield (Somersworth, NH: New England History Press, 1976).

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Forestdale, Rhode Island

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