SEEKONK RIVER


Meaning of SEEKONK RIVER in English

navigable stream about 5 miles (8 km) long formed by the widened Blackstone River at Pawtucket, R.I., U.S. The Seekonk joins the Providence River at Providence city; it is the most northerly point of Narragansett Bay tidewater. Seekonk is an Indian name possibly meaning At the Outlet or Black Goose.

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