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NEIGHBORHOOD HISTORY

Colonial Providence

Once reliant on shipping and the slave trade, Colonial Providence shifted to a manufacturing economy in the early 19th century due to the rise of textile mills. The city expanded across the Weybosset flats and up the hills south of the Woonasquatucket River.