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Pawtucket ( / pəˈtʌkɪt / ⓘ pə-TUK-it) is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island. The population was 75,604 at the 2020 census, making the city the fourth-largest in the state. Pawtucket borders Providence and East Providence to the south, Central Falls and Lincoln to the north, and North Providence to the west.
Slater Mill. / 41.87750°N 71.38250°W / 41.87750; -71.38250. The Slater Mill is a historic water-powered textile mill complex on the banks of the Blackstone River in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, modeled after cotton spinning mills first established in England. It is the first water-powered cotton spinning mill in America to utilize the ...
Slater Park is the oldest and largest public park in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. The park is named after Samuel Slater, a famous American industrialist who constructed America's first water-powered textile mill in Pawtucket. The park lies on the banks of the beautiful Ten Mile River and features the 1685 Daggett House, the oldest house in Pawtucket.
Initial listing extended from Providence, through Pawtucket, and as far north as Lincoln; a 1991 expansion (#91001536) extended it to the state line; the canal itself extended into Worcester County, Massachusetts, where it is the subject of separate listings. 4. Bridge Mill Power Plant. Bridge Mill Power Plant. November 18, 1983.
Description. The Modern Diner is the only known surviving Sterling Streamliner diner still in operation. Its profile resembles that of a 1934 silver locomotive that once pulled the streamlined Burlington Zephyr train. [2] The diner's roof, now painted maroon, was originally silver. [3]
Built. 1868. MPS. Pawtucket MRA. NRHP reference No. 83003809 [1] Added to NRHP. November 18, 1983. The Conant Thread—Coats & Clark Mill Complex District is a historic district encompassing a large industrial complex which straddles the border between Pawtucket and Central Falls, Rhode Island.
The Downtown Pawtucket Historic District encompasses a major portion of the central business district of Pawtucket, Rhode Island. The city's downtown was developed primarily between 1871 and 1930, covering the period when it grew to become the second-largest city in the state (behind neighboring Providence ). The district is irregularly shaped ...
The City of Pawtucket constructed a new four-lane highway leading to the entrance of the track and a double track railway was built near the stands. [8] Narragansett Park opened on August 1, 1934, with 37,281 people in attendance, including Jack Dempsey , Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney , Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt Jr. , and Jesse H. Metcalf . [9]