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Burrillville, RI is a town with a 2000 population of 15,796
encompassing the communities of Oakland, Mapleville, Bridgeton, Pascoag, Wallum
Lake, Nasonville, Glendale and Harrisville. It was named for James Burrill Jr.,
a state attorney general and U.S. senator and until the 1950s, its economy
centered on textiles with huge mill complexes. It latitude is 41.91N and
longitude is -71.716W on maps, but is easily found situated in the corner of
R.I. bordering Connecticut and Massachusetts
Burrillville
Bicentennial
Rhode
Island
’s
most north western town of
Burrillville
proudly
celebrates its 200th anniversary this year! The rural town, located
adjacent to both
Massachusetts
and
Connecticut
,
is planning a series of major locally oriented events and village salutes.
Burrillville
was established in 1806, after being annexed from the adjoining town of
Glocester
, RI. The town was names in
honor of named for James Burrill Jr., who while serving as State Attorney
General, assisted in establishing the town.
The
first European settlers arrived in Burrillville in the late 17th Century. For
many decades after, and throughout the 18th Century, farming was the predominant
occupation of the inhabitants, who cleared most of the town's forested lands for
their fields and pastures. Burrillville's natural features, landscape, and
waterways have played an important role in the town's development.
In
the first half of the 19th Century, the town's larger waterways - the Chepachet,
Clear, Pascoag, and
Branch
River
system were harnessed to
power the textile mills, which formed the nuclei for more than a dozen hamlets
and villages.
During
the 20th century Burrillville grew quickly, its economy driven by a
textile industry until the 1950's when the textile industry in the Northeast
began to move south. It was the mills that led to the development of the Town's
numerous villages
Today,
the town’s former mill villages survive as lovely and pleasant residential
communities. Most residents still identify their neighborhood by the original
mill village name. So, if you hear locals refer to themselves as hailing
from Harrisville, Pascoag,
Oakland
, Mapleville,
Glendale
, Mohegan,
Wallum
Lake
,
Bridgeton
or Nasonville, they are all
still residents of Burrillville.
For
more about the town and the upcoming Bicentennial call Town Hall at 401-568-4300
or log onto the town’s website at www.burrillville.org
Swimming & Fishing
Spring Lake Beach - 50 Old Hillside Drive, Glendale, R.I. 02826. Fresh water
swimming with 900' Lakefront Beach, Boat Rentals, Volleyball Court, Concessions,
dining pavilion, snack bar, ice cream, Antique penny arcade, Recreation hall
available for social/family functions 9 a.m. - 10 p.m. through Labor Day.
Permits needed to reserve halls, fields and courts. 401-568-9470 (Rec Dept)
Fresh
Water Fishing
White Mill Park - fishing pond
and fitness course
Clear River - State boat
launch off Rte 98 to acess Harrisville Pond. Trout Stocked.
Pascoag Reservoir (Echo Lake)
- 351 acres, state boat launch and parking area off Jackson School House Road
Avergae Depth
- 10.5' Max depth - 19'
Peck Pond - In Pulaski Park,
13 Acres. Average Depth - 4.7', Max depth - 14", Rte 44 and Pulaski Rd access.
No canoes or boats allowed. Trout Stocked.
Round Top Pond - No public boat
launch. Acess on Rte 96 (Round Top Road), Harrisville. Trout Stocked.
Spring Lake - 96 acres,
Avergae Depth 10', Max depth 21', State Boat Ramp and parking area on Black Hut
Road. No outboards allowed.
Tarkiln Pond - 20 acres. 4.5',
Max 9'. Off Tarkiln Rd, no public boat launch. Trout Stocked.
Union Pond - 8 acres. Boat
Launch on Reservoir Road, Pascoag. No outboard motors.
Wallum Lake - 322 Acres. Avg
Depth - 28', Max depth - 74'. Access by Landowners permission only. Trout
Stocked.
Wakefield Pond - 72 Acres. Avg
Depth - 6'. Max depth - 21'. State Boat Launch/parking off Wakefield Road.
Wilson Reservoir - 112 Acres.
Avg depth - 6.5', Max depth - 13'. State Boat Ramp and parking lot on East
Wallum Lake Road. Outboards limited to 10 h.p.
