Pawtuxet is the name of a river in

Rhode Island Rhode Island ( ) is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Connecticut to its west; Massachusetts to its north and east; and the Atlantic Ocean to its south via Rhode Island Sound and Block Is ...

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. A number of things have been named after the river.

Places

Pawtuxet River The Pawtuxet River (), also known as the Pawtuxet River Main Stem and the Lower Pawtuxet, is a river in the United States, U.S. state of Rhode Island. It flows U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataT ...

, a river in Rhode Island, USA *

Cranston, Rhode Island Cranston, formerly known as Pawtuxet, is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The official population of the city in the 2020 United States Census was 82,934, making it the second-largest city in the state. The center of ...

, a city originally named Pawtuxet *

Pawtuxet Village Pawtuxet Village () is a section of the New England cities of Warwick, Rhode Island, Warwick and Cranston, Rhode Island, Cranston, Rhode Island, United States. It is located at the point where the Pawtuxet River flows into the Providence River ...

, a village in the city of Cranston

Ships

* , a gunboat built during the American Civil War * , a revenue cutter built during the American Civil War * , a class of revenue cutters built during the American Civil War

Other

* Rhodes-on-the Pawtuxet, an historic building in Cranston, Rhode Island * Pawtuxet Valley Dyeing Company, a manufacturing facility in Coventry, Rhode Island {{disambiguation, geo, ship