Pontiac, Rhode Island
Pontiac is a historic village in
Pawtuxet River Valley
].
History
Chief Pontiac a Northwestern Indian chief. Allegedly, "Mr. Clark, while out in Michigan, saw the picture of the old chief, Pontiac, and on his return had it engraved, to be used as a label on his goods. The name gradually became attached to the village after he left, though many continued to call it " Arnold's Bridge."[1] In 1863 Benjamin Knight and Robert Knight, two brothers, built the Pontiac Mills
in the village.
See also
- List of Registered Historic Places in Rhode Island
- New York, Providence and Boston Railroad, operated the Pontiac Branch Railroad to the village
- Pontiac Mills
- 1922 New England Textile Strike
References
- ^ The history of Warwick, Rhode Island, from its settlement in 1642 to the present time: including accounts of the early settlement and development of its several villages; sketches of the origin and progress of the different churches of the town, &c., &c by Oliver Payson Fuller (Angell, Burlingame & co., printers, 1875)pg. 259 [1]
External links
- The history of Warwick, Rhode Island, from its settlement in 1642 to the present time: including accounts of the early settlement and development of its several villages; sketches of the origin and progress of the different churches of the town, &c., &c by Oliver Payson Fuller (Angell, Burlingame & co., printers, 1875)pg. 259 [2]
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