Quequechan River

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The Quequechan River is a small river in southeastern Massachusetts that historically powered textile mills and gave the city of Fall River its name.

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Quequechan River canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river ⓘ
associatedWith Fall River textile mills ⓘ
associatedWithIndustry textile industry ⓘ
basinCountry United States of America ⓘ
cityNamedAfter Fall River, Massachusetts ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
crosses downtown Fall River ⓘ
environmentalIssue urbanization and industrial pollution ⓘ
etymology Wampanoag word meaning "falling water" or "place of falling water" ⓘ
flowsInto Narragansett Bay ⓘ
flowsThrough Fall River, Massachusetts ⓘ
givesItsNameTo Fall River, Massachusetts ⓘ
hasNameOrigin Native American toponymy ⓘ
hasPart Quequechan River Rail Trail vicinity ⓘ
hasWaterfall series of natural falls ⓘ
historicalSignificance contributed to development of Fall River as a textile manufacturing center ⓘ
historicalUse industrial power source during the Industrial Revolution ⓘ
powering textile mills ⓘ
locatedIn Bristol County, Massachusetts ⓘ
Massachusetts ⓘ
southeastern Massachusetts ⓘ
locatedNear Taunton River ⓘ
mouthLocatedIn Mount Hope Bay ⓘ
nameLanguage Wampanoag language ⓘ
partOf coastal rivers of southeastern Massachusetts ⓘ
region New England ⓘ
tributaryOf Mount Hope Bay ⓘ
usedFor hydropower for mills in the 19th century ⓘ
watercourseType small river ⓘ
waterSystem Narragansett Bay watershed ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Fall River, Massachusetts → namedFor → Quequechan River ⓘ
Route 79 (Massachusetts) → crosses → Quequechan River ⓘ