Slide Title
Preview
Date
January 1987
Description
The Providence River flows from Narragansett Bay and splits into Woonasquatucket and Moshassuck Rivers, which go through Providence. When it was founded, the Providence Harbor played a significant role in the growth of fishing and trade in Providence, as it was more protected from the severe weather conditions of the sea than the Newport Harbor as well as having Colonial forts on either side of the river to protect from the British. In the 1980s the river was one affected by the River Relocation Project and slightly redirected.
Creator 1 Role
Photographer
Themes
Urban Geography
Subject Headings
Providence, RI -- Aerial photographs; Providence River (RI); Waterways -- Rhode Island -- Providence
Country Name
United States
Region Name
Rhode Island
City Name
Providence
Recommended Citation
Smolski, Chet, "Providence River (aerial)" (1987). Smolski Images. 23.
https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/smolski_images/23
Keywords
aerial, rivers, Providence River
Notes
Bibliography: "History." Providence Working Waterfront Alliance, 2007, www.providenceworkingwaterfront.org/index.php/providences-working-waterfront/history. Accessed 19 Jan. 2017. Leazes, Francis J. and Mark T. Motte, Providence, the Renaissance City. Boston: Northeastern University Press, 2004, pp. 115-119.