In 1855 the village was given its present name because the north and south branches of the Pawtuxet River unite here. The first cotton mill was built in 1813; in 1885 the B. B. and R. Knight Company took over the major plant, and named it the Royal Mill; the factory burned in 1919 but was immediately rebuilt, for the manufacture of sheetings. [1]
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Bridge Street • Central Street • Cross Street • Elm Street • Hay Street • Junior Street • Main Street East • Providence Street • Route 115 • Route 33