Historical Markers and War Memorials in Pawtucket, Rhode Island
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Near Roosevelt Avenue south of Slater Street, on the left when traveling south.
Just six years after building Slater Mill, Samuel Slater's partners, William Almy and Obadiah Brown, bought another mill on their own. They even copied some of Slater's machine designs for their mill.
This annoyed Slater so much that he . . . — — Map (db m151663) HM
On Slater Street just east of Roosevelt Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
Tradition holds that Ebenezer Jenks built the house in front of you in the mid-1700s. He was the grandson of Pawtucket's first settler, Joseph Jenks, Jr.
By the end of the 1700s, Sylvanus Brown, a mechanic owned the place. He welcomed Samuel . . . — — Map (db m151660) HM
On Roosevelt Avenue, 0.1 miles north of Main Street (Rhode Island Route 15), on the right when traveling north.
Samuel Slater came here from England in 1789. He had just finished a seven-year apprenticeship at an English cotton mill, which gave him great knowledge of the water-powered spinning process developed over the previous two decades.
With the . . . — — Map (db m151668) HM
Built in 1685, this is the oldest standing house in Pawtucket and is on the National Register of Historic Places. It is now operated by the Pawtucket Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
For tour Hours Contact the Park Office — — Map (db m45087) HM
In commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the First Successful Cotton Mill in America this tablet was presented to the Old Slater Mill Association, present owners of this historic building in honor of the textile pioneer whose name they . . . — — Map (db m1613) HM
Near Roosevelt Avenue, 0.1 miles north of Main Street (Rhode Island Route 15), on the right when traveling north.
Control of waterpower meant control of economic, political, and social power.
A mill developer's first "power grab" was to build a walled dam. This created a pond that stored water to power the mill.
Other villagers didn't willingly . . . — — Map (db m151665) HM
On Main Street at Mineral Spring Avenue (Rhode Island Route 15), on the right when traveling east on Main Street.
First Rhode Island woman to make the supreme sacrifice as an Army Nurse with the Armed Forces of the United States in France during the World War
"She laid him with the dead as she turned to soothe the living and bind the wounds . . . — — Map (db m151678) WM
1885-1918
During his flying career, Jack McGee, one of Pawtucket's most famous sons and a pioneer in this country's aviation history, used this general area of Darlington to make many of his historic flights.
On June 11th 1918 he was killed . . . — — Map (db m45089) HM
This is the oldest stander carousel in the world it was built by pioneer craftsman Charles I. D. Looff in 1895, and was installed in Slater park in 1910.
Open weekends April, May, June, September, October and daily in July and August. Available . . . — — Map (db m45091) HM
On Slater Street just east of Roosevelt Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
David Wilkinson and his father built this mill together, finishing it in 1811. It made sense to build it next to Slater Mill. When Slater married Wilkinson's sister, Hannah, the families grew even closer and shared several ventures.
At . . . — — Map (db m151661) HM
Samuel Slater (1768-1835) opened this water-powered cotton spinning factory in 1793. Slater had left England in 1789 with working knowledge of mechanical yarn-making, and in Pawtucket he discovered artisans with the skills necessary for starting . . . — — Map (db m118316) HM
On Slater Street just east of Roosevelt Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
The American Industrial Revolution began right here. In 1793, Samuel Slater teamed up with investors and local artisans. Together, they built a first for the United States—a successful cotton spinning mill that was run by water power. . . . — — Map (db m151657) HM
On Summer Street (Rhode Island Route 15) just east of Maple Street, on the right when traveling west.
This building is a contributing structure of the
Downtown Pawtucket
Historic District
in the
National Register of Historic Places
United States Department of the Interior
The Deborah Cook Sayles . . . — — Map (db m151674) HM
On Summer Street (Rhode Island Route 15) just west of High Street, on the right when traveling west.
This building is a contributing structure of the
Downtown Pawtucket
Historic District
in the
National Register of Historic Places
United States Department of the Interior
[Top plaque:]
The . . . — — Map (db m151672) HM
On Exchange Street at Roosevelt Avenue, on the right on Exchange Street.
Honor to our gallant men and women
who served their nation
in the military during times of peril
They gave their yesterdays
in order to insure our tomorrows
Lest we forget
A grateful community
wishes to acknowledge all . . . — — Map (db m151653) WM
On Slater Street just east of Roosevelt Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Slater Mill was America's first successful water-powered cotton spinning mill. For a small fee, tour the mill and learn how Samuel Slater and local craftsmen created machines that spun cotton into thread. Explore the Wilkinson machine shop and see a . . . — — Map (db m151659) HM
Near Roosevelt Avenue south of Leather Avenue, on the left when traveling south. Reported permanently removed.
The American Industrial Revolution began at Slater Mill. Here, in 1793, Samuel Slater, with Providence investors and Pawtucket artisans, built the first water-powered, cotton spinning factory in the United States. Beginning with this wooden mill, . . . — — Map (db m118324) HM
On Spring Street at Exchange Street, on the left when traveling north on Spring Street.
To perpetuate the memory of all who with unfailing loyalty defended on land and sea the nation's honor in the War with Spain, Phillipine Insurrection and China Relief Expedition. — — Map (db m151652) WM
Near Roosevelt Avenue, 0.1 miles north of Main Street (Rhode Island Route 15), on the right when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
Sylvanus Brown lived in this cottage from 1784 to 1824. Brown's proven pattern-making and carpentry skills earned him a place at Samuel Slater's side. Brown had also built water-powered mills and visited European mill sites. Between 1789 and . . . — — Map (db m118327) HM
The birthplace of the cotton manufacturing industry in America. Here in 1793 Samuel Slater, Moses Brown, and William Almy established the first successful cotton factory in the United States. — — Map (db m1612) HM
On Main Street (Rhode Island Route 15) at Roosevelt Avenue, on the left when traveling east on Main Street.
When Samuel Slater first came here, the village had everything he needed to succeed. Pawtucket Falls provided ample waterpower. That energy was already powering local machine shops. Those shops were run by skilled mechanics who could assist with . . . — — Map (db m151670) HM
David Wilkinson (1771-1852), a blacksmith from Smithfield, Rhode Island, moved to Pawtucket in the early 1780s. Wilkinson invented new machines, including a steamboat, which he demonstrated in Pawtucket in 1792 (15 years before Robert Fulton's . . . — — Map (db m118248) HM
On Blake Street just east of Fountain Street, on the left when traveling east.
Dedicated to
the memory of all
the members of the
Major
Walter G.
Gatchell
VFW Post 306
and its Auxiliary
Past Present & Future
Founded
1920
Auxiliary
1921
[Left side of the memorial:] . . . — — Map (db m151651) WM
Near Roosevelt Avenue, 0.1 miles north of Main Street (Rhode Island Route 15), on the right when traveling north.
The water flowing through the millrace below you was brought here to do work. It was diverted from the Blackstone River on your right and will flow back into it downstream. Wilkinson Mill, the stone building on your left, shared this raceway with . . . — — Map (db m151667) HM
Near Roosevelt Avenue, 0.1 miles north of Main Street (Rhode Island Route 15), on the right when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
Controlling water power during the early years of the Industrial Revolution also meant gaining control of political, economic, and social power. Re-engineering water courses in this area often brought lawsuits and anger. In August 1792, four . . . — — Map (db m118317) HM
