Pawtucket
Providence's neighbor to the immediate north is a slightly gruff, blue-collar factory town that's gradually gentrified of late, as real-estate prices have risen a bit in the capital. In Algonquian, "petuket"...
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Woonsocket
Gritty Woonsocket, population 43,000, sees very few tourists and offers little in the way of sightseeing. However, it is home to one of the best museums about immigrant factory life and textile milling...
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