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Pawtucket

city in R.I.: pop. 73,000

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(pô-tŭkˈĭt, pə-)

A city of northeast Rhode Island, a suburb of Providence. The first successful water-powered cotton mill in the United States was built here (1790-1793) by Samuel Slater. Population: 73,000.

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