Pawtucket Falls (Rhode Island)
Pawtucket Falls is a waterfall on the Blackstone River in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. The falls are located a half mile upstream from where the Blackstone flows into the Seekonk River. The falls provided power for Samuel Slater’s cotton spinning mill, which was built in 1793 and is said to have been responsible for starting the Industrial Revolution in America. Etymology ''Pawtucket'' is an Algonkian word meaning "at the falls in the river (tidal stream)". See also * List of place names of Native American origin in New England The region of New England in the United States has numerous place names derived from the indigenous peoples of the area. New England is in the Northeastern United States, and comprises six states: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, ... References External links {{coord, 41, 52, 37.69, N, 71, 22, 56.18, W, type:landmark, display=title Providence Journal video of the Blackstone Riverfroslatermill.org Waterfalls of Rhode Island P ...
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Pawtucket Falls, Pawtucket RI
Pawtucket may refer to: * Pawtucket, Rhode Island * Pawtucket Falls (Massachusetts), Lowell, Massachusetts * Pawtucket tribe * 2 ships named USS Pawtucket * Pawtucket Brewery, fictional brewery on the television series ''Family Guy'' {{disambig ...
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