================+=================+==================================== COUNTIES AND | DATE OF | FROM WHAT TAKEN, ORIGINAL TOWNS. | INCORPORATION. | NAMES, CHANGES OF BOUNDARIES, &C. ----------------+-----------------+------------------------------------ North Providence|June 13, 1765 |Taken from Providence. A small | | portion reunited to Providence | | June 29, 1767, and March 28, 1873. | | The town was divided March 27, | | 1874, a portion was annexed to the | | City of Providence and a portion | | to the Town of Pawtucket. The act | | went into effect May 1, 1874. | | North Smithfield|March 8, 1871 |Taken from Smithfield, and | | incorporated as the Town of | | Slater. Name changed to North | | Smithfield, March 24, 1871. | | Pawtucket |March 1, 1862 |Name of Indian origin. Part of | | Seekonk, Mass., was incorporated | | as the Town of Pawtucket, March 1, | | 1828. The whole Town of Pawtucket | | except a small portion lying | | easterly of Seven Mile River was | | annexed to Rhode Island, with East | | Providence, which see. A portion | | of the Town of North Providence | | annexed to Pawtucket, May 1, 1874. | | Providence | Original town |Settled in 1636. Named Providence | | by Roger Williams, "in gratitude | | to his supreme deliverer." | | Originally comprised the whole | | county. City incorporated in 1832. | | Portions of the Town of Cranston | | were re-annexed to Providence June | | 10, 1768, and March 28,1873. | | Portions of North Providence were | | re-annexed June 29, 1767, March | | 28, 1873, and May 1, 1874. | | Scituate |Feb'y 20, 1730-31|Taken from Providence. See | | Glocester. | | Smithfield |Feb'y 20, 1730-31|Taken from Providence. See | | Glocester. The town was divided