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    The Moshassuck River is a river in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. It flows 8.9 miles (14.3 km) from the town of Lincoln to the city of Providence. There...
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    Dutch colony of New Netherland. The river is formed by the confluence of the Woonasquatucket and Moshassuck rivers in downtown Providence. One half mile...
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  • Stillwater River Moshassuck River West River Seekonk River Ten Mile River Sevenmile River Wilde River Blackstone River Abbott Run Millers River Peters River Mill...
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    reservoir, the river continues southeast, providing water to numerous ponds, until going under Providence Place mall and joining the Moshassuck River in front...
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    the rivers that flow through Waterplace Park (the Woonasquatucket River) and the middle of downtown Providence (the Moshassuck and Providence rivers; others...
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    basins. These include the Blackstone River (including the Seekonk River), the Moshassuck River and the Ten Mile River. The 2020 United States census counted...
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    downtown Providence, bounded by North Main Street, Branch Avenue, the Moshassuck River, and Cemetery Street. Its main entrance is at the junction of Branch...
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    Pawtucket and East Providence, RI Moshassuck River, Providence, RI Woonasquatucket River, Providence, RI Providence River, Providence, Cranston, Warwick...
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    Memorial is a 4.5-acre (1.8 ha) park located near the eastern bank of the Moshassuck River, east of the Rhode Island State House and north of Downtown Providence...
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    Route 246 and Route 126 (Smithfield Avenue). The highway crosses the Moshassuck River, has a grade crossing of a Providence and Worcester Railroad rail spur...
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    West River is a river in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. It flows approximately 7.6 miles (12.2 km) and is the only named tributary of the Moshassuck River...
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  • River - New York Moose River - Wisconsin Moosup River - Rhode Island, Connecticut Moreau River - South Dakota Moshassuck River - Rhode Island Mosquito...
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    including the Blackstone River, Ten Mile River, Moshassuck River, Woonasquatucket River, Narragansett Bay and the Westport River. About 34.8 million gallons...
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    Blackstone River, which runs partly along the east border, the Woonasquatucket River in the central part of the county, joining with the smaller Moshassuck River...
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    eventual settlement location at the fork of the Woonasquatucket and Moshassuck Rivers. The historic rock was accidentally blown up by city workers in 1877...
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  • house at the north end of the town, between the main street and the Moshassuck River. Austin states that he was made a freeman in Providence in 1658, but...
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  • during the American Revolutionary War 1784 — January: Flooding on the Moshassuck River caused the greatest damage seen since the burning of the town during...
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    Blackstone Canal (category Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park)
    Ponds on the divide of the watershed with the Moshassuck River. It then locked down into the Moshassuck Valley and followed that stream into Providence...
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    includes a 0.6-mile (0.97 km) section of the road, which winds along the Moshassuck River between a junction with Breakneck Hill Road and another with Front...
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    1660 he was granted his first recorded land on the west side of the Moshassuck River in Providence and later acquired various other parcels of land. In...
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    The Moshassuck Valley Railroad (reporting mark MOV), founded in 1874, was a shortline railroad in Rhode Island, United States. Built from 1876 to 1877...
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    Providence, between the eastern ridge of the Moshassuck River Valley and the western bank of the Seekonk River. Blackstone is primarily residential, and...
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    eventual settlement location at the fork of the Woonasquatucket and Moshassuck Rivers. The historic rock was accidentally blown up by city workers in 1877...
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  • located on the East Side of the city along North Main Street and the Moshassuck River. She was also instrumental in early efforts to establish a historic...
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    undivided Mill Street.From the southern terminus, the road crosses the Moshassuck River, where the name changes to Charles Street, and passes office buildings...
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    nearby mills. The neighborhood's proximity to the Woonasquatucket and Moshassuck Rivers provided power for the industrial mills. In the 21st century, Smith...
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  • not able to read or write. That year Smith built a house along the Moshassuck River and at a monthly town meeting it was “agreed that John Smith shall...
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    down the Seekonk River, around Fox Point and up the Providence River to the confluence of the Moshassuck and Woonasquatucket Rivers. The settlement was...
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  • downtown Providence built by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Moshassuck Valley Railroad Woodlawn (in Pawtucket) Saylesville (in Lincoln) remained...
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    Providence, Rhode Island situated at the confluence of the Moshassuck and Woonasquatucket Rivers. It is the headquarters of Citizens Bank. Standing at 180 ft...
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