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PAWTUCKET, RI (AP).- The Rhode Island city that was home to the nation's first successful textile mill is showcasing its fibers once again. A sculptor in Pawtucket has stretched thousands of feet of synthetic fabric cords across the Blackstone River in a suspended display of color that is equal parts art and engineering. The installation, in the shadow of the Slater Mill, draws on the city's history as the birthplace of the American Industrial Revolution and its modern-day incarnation as a sort of artists' colony. According to the city and artist Donald Gerola, who finished the work late last month, such a weaving has never been done. "This is the first river that was ever woven in the United States," said Gerola. "This is history." The "Weaving the Blackstone" project — reminiscent of the massive read full article
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