Pawtucketville

Pawtucketville
Neighborhood of Lowell
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Country United States
State Massachusetts
CountyMiddlesex
CityLowell
ZIP Code
01854
Area code978
Panoramic view of Merrimack River in Pawtucketville

Pawtucketville is a neighborhood and village within the city of Lowell, Massachusetts.[1]

The area was settled in the 1668 as Drawcott and was previously inhabited by the Pennacook tribe, and eventually "[t]he settlement that developed on the north side of the river was first called Pawtucket Village. The name Pawtucketville can be traced to the construction of the Merrimack-Middlesex Bridge at Pawtucket Falls in 1792, the first bridge that spanned the Merrimack River. On the north side of the bridge, a small village began to develop. This community was originally known as the Village at Pawtucket Falls or Pawtucket Village, and by the time of annexation in 1874, as Pawtucketville."[2] Many notables institutions are located in the village, including Sampas Pavilion, Lowell General Hospital, Pawtucket Congregational Church (Lowell, Massachusetts), and Pawtucketville Memorial Elementary School.

Notable residents

References

  1. ^ "Pawtucketville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  2. ^ Tony Sampas MLIS, M. F. A. "LibGuides: Pawktucketville: Home". libguides.uml.edu. Retrieved May 13, 2019.

42°39′30″N 71°19′48″W / 42.65833°N 71.33000°W / 42.65833; -71.33000