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Pawtucketville | |
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Neighborhood of Lowell | |
Country | United States |
State | Massachusetts |
County | Middlesex |
City | Lowell |
ZIP Code | 01854 |
Area code | 978 |
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.