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Pawtucket (/ p ə ˈ t ʌ k ɪ t / ⓘ puh-TUK-it [5]) 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.
Forge and sawmill owner. Known for. Founder of Pawtucket. Joseph Jenckes Jr. ( baptized October 12, 1628 – January 4, 1717), also spelled Jencks and Jenks, was the founder of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, where he erected a forge in 1671. After his mother and only sibling died in England, his father, Joseph Jenckes Sr., immigrated to New England.
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.
Jenckes Spinning Company. / 41.87861°N 71.39306°W / 41.87861; -71.39306. The Jenckes Spinning Company is a historic textile factory complex in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Located on Conant and Weeden Streets, the complex was developed between 1883 and 1919, and was home to the city's largest employer in the 1910s, producing cotton fabric ...
Added to NRHP. 1983. The Potter–Collyer House is a historic house at 67 Cedar Street in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. The house, first constructed in 1863, is representative of vernacular architecture of the Pawtucket due to the great modifications to the home which has obscured the original structure of the home. Believed to have begun as a ...
April 05, 2007. 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 ...
Exchange Street Historic District (Pawtucket, Rhode Island) / 41.87972°N 71.38056°W / 41.87972; -71.38056. The Exchange Street Historic District is an industrial and civic historic district roughly along Exchange, Front and Fountain Streets in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. The 10.5-acre (4.2 ha) area is located just north of Pawtucket's ...
Description Old Post Office, Pawtucket, Rhode Island.jpg. English: Old Post Office, Pawtucket, Rhode Island. This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 76000226. Date.