Burrillville, Rhode Island

Providence County

44-11800

Burrillville is a city in the state of Rhode Iceland in the United States. It was founded on November 17, 1806 as an independent municipality, when the government of Rhode Iceland allowed the people of North Glocester to elect their own city government. The town was named after U.S. Senator James Burrill, who was Attorney General of Rhode Iceland at that time. The residents of Burrillville are popularly called " Squirrel smootchers " (English for "Squirrel Knutscher ").

• 2.1 Oakland
• 2.2 Maplesville
• 2.3 Bridgeton
• 2.4 Pascoag
• 2.5 Wallum Lake
• 2.6 Nasonville
• 2.7 Glendale
• 2.8 Harrisville

• 3.1 Natural Monuments
• 3.2 libraries

• 4.1 Police and fire departments
• 4.2 Education
• 4.3 hospitals

Geography

Geographical location

Burrillville is located in the northwest corner of Rhode Iceland to the borders with Massachusetts and Connecticut, and thus in southern New England. In commuting distance are the towns of Providence, Boston, Worcester and Hartford. The city covers an area of ​​148 km2, 143.9 km2 of land area and 4.1 km2 consist of water surface.

Neighboring communities

• Douglas, Massachusetts
• Glocester, Rhode Iceland
• North Smithfield, Rhode Iceland
• Putnam, Connecticut
• Thompson, Connecticut
• Uxbridge, Massachusetts

History

The area of Burrillville was probably settled around 1662, when the first Europeans settled there. Originally, the city was a part of Gloucester. 1806, the city became independent and extended over about 155 km2. In the middle of the 19th century resulted in border disputes with Massachusetts and Glocester to reduce the area to its present size. Burrillville comprises the villages of Oakland, Maplesville, Bridgeton, Pascoag, Wallum Lake, Nasonville, Glendale and Harrisville. But even today the people are still proud of the particular part of the city from which they come.

Oakland

1849 John L. Ross bought about three acres of land and built there a dam to dam up water for a stone mill, which he had built in 1850, along with the surrounding houses. The mill was surrounded by a 30 acre millpond which combines the Clear River and rivers Chepachet River. His discharge into the Blackstone River.

Ross sold his property to the family Metcalf, the improved living conditions in Oakland continuously. So a Artesian well, a sewage system, a proprietary Shop as well as a hall for meetings of workers emerged. Furthermore, it was realized that the power supply of the house through the mill.

In contrast to the surrounding buildings, which include the house of the former owner of the mill and the farm manager, the mill no longer exists today. In 1938 the houses were auctioned off, so that the mill workers had the opportunity to purchase the homes they inhabit. Of this made ​​the most use.

Maplesville

Also Maplesville originated as a settlement of mill workers. 1845 Lawton Darius built a tannery and an associated country house, which is one of the most beautiful houses of Maplesville today. Later James Legg bought the mill and founded the company James Legg & Company, which became known under the name of Maplesville Manufacturing Company. Over time, next to the mill and the Landhaus another large residence, a community hall, a guest house, a retail store, seventeen tenements and several barns emerged. After his death in 1890 Leggs sons took over the company and in 1898 the entire property was auctioned.

1900 Joseph Fletcher bought the mill and restored it completely. In addition, he built a new brick mill. He had put the old tenement houses repaired and additionally build 30 new homes. Maplesville had thus two mills and 54 houses for the workers. New roads were built and the settlement was electrified. The mills of Maplesville still exist today and are used by the company Metech that operates scrap metal recycling.

In 1909, the Methodist Episcopal Church was consecrated. Furthermore, it was decided in 1907 to build a Catholic church for the large, French-born segment of the population.

Bridgeton

The first building in the area of Bridgeton was also a mill. 1834 Arnold Hunt built the first mill in the area of Bridgeton. As a result, the village was first called Huntsville. Over time, the name changed in Bridgeton, because the left and right of the local shopping store with the connected post office two bridges spanned the river. In Bridgeton 's history were operated up to five mills to the then arose the homes of mill workers and the village formed in the course.

Pascoag

Pascoag is one of the larger districts of Burrillville. Also, this village was founded as a settlement around a mill around, which was built in the 1740s. The village name comes from the Indian name of the river that runs through the village. As in Bridgeton up to five mills were also in operation simultaneously in Pascoag. Over time, the variety of transactions settled on the main road, so that the inhabitants had all the necessary supplies within reach. In the early years Pascoag grew so fast that it was the largest village in the area of Burrillville soon. Today, this trend is declining due to the decline of the mills.

Wallum Lake

1766 built Jeremiah Ballard north of Pascoag a house and a grain mill and a sawmill. Just over ten years later, he sold his estate to Timothy Jenne. In the following years a flourishing settlement with saw mills, flour mills, cotton mills, a tannery, a blacksmith, a cooper, a wheelwright, a grocery store and a school was built. Furthermore, several farms were within Wallum Lake. Built in 1894 investors from Providence and Burrillville a large ice factory in Wallum Lake. It consisted of five buildings where a total of 19,500 tons of ice could be stored. The ice cream was sold to Providence and transported there by rail.

Nasonville

1825 Leonard Nason bought the vacant land on both sides of the Branch River and founded Nasonville. He built a house there. Then he jammed with a dam, the water and directed it into a landscaped mill race. There he built a mill to produce axes and hoes. In addition, he built homes for his employees. 1850 produced the operation already 1,000 axes and hoes per day. After several changes of ownership Joshua Perkins leased the plant and produced there woolen goods. Perkins built a general store in the village, in which the workers and other residents were able to provide you with the goods of daily needs. Until 1959 woolen goods were produced in the factory. 1815, the first bank was opened in this part of Rhode Iceland in Nasonville.

Glendale

Like the other villages Glendale was originally a settlement of mill workers. 1785 Arnold Smith built a sawmill and a flour mill. Over the years and several changes of ownership of the mill and Glendale grew more and more.

Harrisville

Also Harrisville developed as a settlement to various mills. At the end of the 18th century, here a grain and a sawmill were operated. 1823 was added in a cotton mill. Today Harrisville is regarded as the city center, since among other things the town hall here.

Culture

Natural Monuments

The districts Oakland and Harrisville are on the National Register of Historic Places. This register is the official list of the U.S. federal government get decent districts, facilities, buildings, equipment and other historically significant objects.

Libraries

The city has two libraries. The Jesse M. Smith Library is located in Harrisville district. Pascoag has the Pascoag Public Library.

Economy and infrastructure

Police and fire departments

Burrillville has five fire stations. In each case a fire station located in the districts of Harrisville, Pascoag, Wallum Lake and Nasonville. Maplesville and Oakland have a joint fire department, which is located in Maplesville. In addition to the Fire Department of Pascoag, which is a combined volunteer and professional fire department, it is in all other volunteers to fire departments. The city also has its own Police Department.

Education

In Burrillville exist a total of five schools. Among them are three elementary schools, one middle school and one high school.

Hospitals

In Wallum Lake the Zambarano Memorial Hospital was opened in 1905. Originally it served as a state sanatorium for tuberculosis patients. Today it is a geriatric clinic.