The Seekonk River is a tidal extension of the Providence River in the U.S. state of Rhode Island . It flows approximately 5 km (3 mi). The name may be derived from an Algonquian word for skunk or for black goose. The river is home to the Brown University men's rowing team, India Point Park , Blackstone Park Conservation District , Crook Point Bascule Bridge , Narragansett Boat Club (the oldest rowing club in the country), Swan Point Cemetery , and the Bucklin Point waste-water treatment facility. The River is listed by the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management as an impaired waterway.
6-645: The Phillipsdale Historic District encompasses a historic mill village along the Seekonk River in East Providence, Rhode Island . The village grew up around the Richmond Paper Company Mill Complex , built 1883-1887, which is separately listed on the National Register. It also includes 75 units of worker housing, as well as five houses (the oldest of which dates to c. 1750) that predate
12-660: The Ten Mile River , and eventually flows into the Providence River between Bold Point and India Point . A prominent boulder on the west shore of the Seekonk River (near the current Gano Park) was once one of Providence's most important historic landmarks. Slate Rock was said to be the spot where a group of Narragansett people first welcomed the exiled Roger Williams in 1636 with the famous phrase "What cheer, netop?", and directed him to his eventual settlement location at
18-475: The bay at some point during the year or live there year-round. Several species of fish , shellfish and crab have been documented. Birds include loon , cormorants , herons , gulls , terns , swans and geese . Spartina and Phragmites grasses are found in high marsh areas, while brown and green seaweeds are found in the intertidal zone. Riparian vegetation includes shrubs such as Rosa rugosa and trees like willow , oak and beech . Below
24-502: The fork of the Woonasquatucket and Moshassuck Rivers. The historic rock was accidentally blown up by city workers in 1877. They were attempting to expose a buried portion of the stone, but used too much dynamite and the stone was "blasted to pieces." Pieces of the stone were later sold for souvenirs. A monument in nearby Slate Rock Park commemorates the location. The Seekonk River is home to numerous fauna that either migrate to
30-531: The mill complex's construction. The Phillipsdale area was the largest source of employment in East Providence between 1893 and 1910. The district is centered on Roger Williams Avenue and Bourne Avenue, and includes properties on Ruth Avenue and the grid of roads between Ruth and Roger Williams. It also includes Omega Pond (the historic mill pond) and the Omega Pond Railroad Bridge . The district
36-617: Was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011. Seekonk River The Seekonk River begins after the Pawtucket River, which flows for approximately 1.5 miles from where the Blackstone River reaches sea level below Pawtucket Falls to the border of Providence and East Providence. From there the Seekonk River flows for approximately 3 miles due south between Providence and East Providence , picks up flow from
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