Pawtucket Falls

Pawtucket Falls is a waterfall on the Merrimack River at . The waterfall and rapids below it drop a total of 32 feet in a little under a mile, and was an important fishing ground for the Pennacook Indians in pre-colonial times.
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  • Type: Overfalls
  • Description: waterfall on the Merrimack River at Lowell, Massachusetts
  • Also known as: “Pantukket Great Falls” and “Pantukkett Great Falls”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kennedy Family Athletic Complex and Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church.

Sports venue
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The , formerly known as the Costello Athletic Center, is a 2,000-seat multi-purpose arena located at 261 Riverside St. , .

Church
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School
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St. Joseph's Convent and School is a historic convent and school at 517 Moody Street in . The school is a three-story brick building built in 1883.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include City Hall Historic District and Lowell.

Neighborhood
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The is a historic district in , United States, bound roughly by Broadway, Colburn, and Kirk streets. The centerpiece of the district is the Richardsonian Romanesque City Hall, built in 1893 to a design by Merrill & Cutler, with its 180-foot clock tower.

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is a city in about 40 minutes northwest of . With over 115,000 residents, it's the fifth largest city in Massachusetts, and has an important historical background. It was the first planned industrial city in the United States.

Neighborhood
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The of , encompasses the city's South Common and the various public, religious, and private residential buildings that flank its borders.

Pawtucket Falls

Latitude
42.65148° or 42° 39′ 5″ north
Longitude
-71.32562° or 71° 19′ 32″ west
Elevation
69 feet (21 metres)
Open location code
87JCMM2F+HQ
Geo­Names ID
4946847
Wiki­data ID
Q2075314
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