Download or read book Pawtuxet Valley written by Jeffrey Marc Kos and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2001 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Pawtuxet Valley, though only a few square miles in central Rhode Island, has a rich and varied history. From the 1790s to the 1960s, the textile industry blossomed, expanded, and gave birth to nationally known brands such as Fruit of the Loom, helping to clothe America. The industry drew thousands of immigrants to the banks of the Pawtuxet River to make new lives for themselves. Yankees, Quebecois, English, Polish, Irish, Italians, Portuguese, Swedes, and many others created communities among the villages clustered up and down the valley. Pawtuxet Valley is an introduction to the people and places of the valley, from its heyday of industrial power to its suburban evolution in the late twentieth century. Even more, it is a tribute to the many thousands who settled here and their descendants who left a legacy now being rediscovered. In this book, you will visit the Paine House, a Colonial-era tavern in Washington Village; St. Mary's Church, the oldest Roman Catholic church in Rhode Island; the annual St. Patrick's Day parade; and the many factories and mills that helped shape this exciting community.

Download or read book Pawtuxet Valley Villages written by Raymond A. Wolf and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2012 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Between 1806 and 1821, a dozen mills were built on the Pawtuxet River, shaping the economy of surrounding villages. The mills provided a livelihood for the villagers who settled in the valley and drew immigrants looking for a better life from Canada, Italy, Portugal, Sweden, and other faraway countries. For over 100 years, the mills were a thriving industry until it became more economical to move them to the South where cotton was grown. Pawtuxet Valley Villages: Hope to Natick to Washington travels down the North Branch of the Pawtuxet River from the village of Hope to Natick, then back up the South Branch to Washington Village. Over 200 previously unpublished images tell the story of 18 villages located in 5 cities and towns.

Download or read book Pawtuxet Valley Almanac written by Mathias P. Harpin and published by . This book was released on 1943 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Pawtuxet Valley Directory Rhode Island 1911 written by and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Dunham s Pawtuxet Valley RI Directory written by and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book West Warwick written by Raymond A. Wolf and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2011 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By 1912, the citizens of the western portion of Warwick had been talking about secession. They possessed all the mills on the Pawtuxet River and were largely democratic, while the eastern section was primarily republican. Finally in 1913, the town of West Warwick was incorporated and became the youngest town in the state of Rhode Island. West Warwick still maintains that status today as it celebrates its centennial in 2013. The town of nine villages--Arctic, Centreville, Clyde, Crompton, Lippitt, Natick, Phenix, River Point, and Wescott--has grown to be the 10th largest out of 39 cities and towns in Rhode Island. It is mainly located in the Valley of the Pawtuxet.

Download or read book At the General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Begun and Holden at Within and for the Said State on in the Year of Our Lord written by Rhode Island and published by . This book was released on 1877 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Armstrong s West Warwick and Pawtuxet Valley R I Street Directory written by J.H. Armstrong Co and published by . This book was released on 1950 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Giving the location of the streets, squares, etc., and showing what other streets and places run from them, or across them, with the number at which they intersect ... "--p. [7]

Download or read book Insurance Maps of Pawtuxet Valley and Warwick Rhode Island written by Sanborn Map Company and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Armstrong s West Warwick and Pawtuxet Valley R I Street Directory written by and published by . This book was released on 1953 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Giving the location of the streets, squares, etc., and showing what other streets and places run from them, or across them, with the number at which they intersect ..."--Page [7].

Download or read book The Water Resources of Rhode Island written by Rhode Island. Commission on Sources of Water Supply for Cities and Towns and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Public Laws of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Passed at the General Assembly written by and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jan., 1957, vol. includes Rules of Supreme Court and Rules of Superior Court.

Download or read book The Scituate Reservoir written by Raymond A. Wolf and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2010-10-11 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1772, portions of Providence received water through a system of hollowed out logs. By 1869, seventeen years after Zachariah Allen campaigned for a public water supply, the public voted in favor of introducing water into the city from the Pawtuxet River in Cranston. By 1900, it was clear that more, purer water was needed. A public law was approved on April 21, 1915, creating the Providence Water Supply Board and granting the power to condemn 14,800 acres to create the Situate Reservoir. Today the reservoir is the largest inland body of water in Rhode Island, supplying over 40 billion gallons of water to residents.

Download or read book Public Laws of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations written by Rhode Island and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 1890 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Charters Granted by the General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island to the Railroad Companies Having Tracks in the City of Providence written by and published by . This book was released on 1887 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: