![]() ![]() Some early sources also state that “Pawtucket” means, the place where commonly used trails met to cross a river otherwise difficult to cross. In the native language “Pawtucket” means “great falls” and thus the place is named for the significant falls of the river at the settlement. Pawtucket is on the Seekonk River and the Blackstone River, at the point where coming from the sea and Narragansett Bay - the tidal river from the sea (known as Seekonk River) comes to a falls and thereafter upward the river is called the Blackstone river. Pawtucket is northeast of Providence, RI. The Pawtucket, Pawtuxet and Pawcatuk descriptions in a longer form are below. : United States Government Printing Office. The above place names are from the Official Gazetteer of Rhode Island / Compiled by the Rhode Island Geographic Board in Cooperation with the United States Geographic Board. Pawtuxet – village, in Cranston, Providence County, and in Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island, at Pawtuxet Falls on the west bank of Providence River. Pawtuxet – valley, the valley of the Pawtuxet River between Washington, in Coventry and Pontiac, in Warwick, Kent County. ![]() Pawtuxet – river, formed by union of its north and south branches at Riverpoint, in West Warwick, Kent County, flowing east into Providence River at Pawtuxet. on west shore of Providence River at the mouth of Pawtuxet River. Pawtuxet – cove, in Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island. Pawtucket – reservoir, in Lincoln, Providence County, northeast of Olney Pond on Stump Hill. Pawtucket – falls, near center of city of Pawtucket, Providence County, Rhode Island, where the Blackstone River falls into tidewater, and becomes the Seekonk River. Pawtucket – city, in Providence County, northeast of Providence at Pawtucket Falls, Rhode Island. Forms part of Rhode Island-Connecticut boundary. Pawcatuck – river, in South Kingstown, Washington County, heading in Worden Pond and flowing west and south into Little Narragansett Bay. Whatever the original Indian meanings of the place names, here is a list of the points you need to know to keep the geography straight during your reading. When a member of the Narragansett tribe visited Pawtuxet a couple of years ago in connection with the Village and Visions project, I asked her whether the names Pawtuxet/Pawtucket/Pawcatuck did in fact relate to the freshwater/saltwater points and she confirmed that they did.” There are several “little falls” and “great falls” along the Pawtuxet and Blackstone Rivers, so those names/translations could apply to any number of locations on these rivers. with these similar names (as well as the Pawtuxet at Plimouth Plantations) were located at the point where the freshwater river emptied into salt water. In contrast, Ginny Leslie of Pawtuxet, Rhode Island, expresses this insight, which does make sense. It has frequently been mentioned by persons in this century that Pawtucket means “Great Falls” and Pawtuxet means “Little Falls”, but the source of the translation seems to be nothing more than oral history of the area. Pawtuxet, Massachusetts, a different river, near the original Plymouth Colony site. It’s also the name of the river near the town. Pawcatuck, Connecticut, a town near the Rhode Island border. ![]() ![]() Pawtuxet, Rhode Island, a different town, which was always in Rhode Island. Sometimes in Massachusetts, and sometimes in Rhode Island, Pawtucket was two political towns and one economic town. Pawtucket, Rhode Island, the town was first started by the William Bucklin house placed there by 1645. Don’t get mixed up between Pawtucket, Pawtuxet, Pawcatuck, and Pawtuxet, They are four different places ![]()
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