Populated Places in Providence County, Rhode Island - Auburn, Rhode Island, Berkeley Mill Village, Burrillville, Rhode Island, Central Falls, Rhode Isl (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 36. Chapters: Auburn, Rhode Island, Berkeley Mill Village, Burrillville, Rhode Island, Central Falls, Rhode Island, Charles, Providence, Rhode Island, College Hill, Providence, Rhode Island, Cranston, Rhode Island, Cumberland, Rhode Island, East Providence, Rhode Island, Glocester, Rhode Island, Hanton City, Rhode Island, Johnston, Rhode Island, Knightsville, Rhode Island, Lincoln, Rhode Island, Meshanticut, Rhode Island, North Providence, Rhode Island, North Smithfield, Rhode Island, Oakland Beach, Rhode Island, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, Riverside, Rhode Island, Scituate, Rhode Island, Thornton, Rhode Island, Woonsocket, Rhode Island. Excerpt: Pawtucket () is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 71,148 at the 2010 census. It is the fourth largest city in the state. Pawtucket borders Providence, Rhode Island. Walcott Brothers' factory in 1855Pawtucket was a major contributor of cotton textiles during the American Industrial Revolution. Slater Mill, built in 1793 by Samuel Slater on the Blackstone River falls in downtown Pawtucket, was the first fully mechanized cotton-spinning mill in America. Slater Mill is known for developing a commercially successful production process not reliant on earlier horse-drawn processes developed in America. He constructed and operated machines for producing yarn. Other manufacturers continued, transforming Pawtucket into a center for textiles, iron working and other products. The textile business in New England declined during the Great Depression with many manufacturers closing or moving their facilities South where operations and labor were cheaper. But unlike numerous older mill towns in the region, Pawtucket retained much of its industrial base. Today, goods produced in the city include lace, non-woven and elastic woven materials, jewelry, silverware, metals, and textiles. Hasbro, one of the world's largest manufacturer of toys and games, is headquartered in Pawtucket. Originally, there were two Pawtuckets. Pawtucket west of the Blackstone River used to be part of nearby North Providence. East of the Blackstone River was originally settled as part of the Massachusetts town of Rehoboth. Once East Pawtucket (another alternate name for the area of Pawtucket east of the Blackstone) was transferred to Rhode Island in the 1860s, both sections (West and East Pawtucket) merged. The city was incorporated in 1862. Pawtucket is named for the Algonquian word for "river fall." Pawtucket is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.0 square miles (23 km), of which, 8.7 square miles (23 km) of it is