Waterman Reservoir (also known as Waterman's Reservoir) is a large lake along
Putnam Pike
U.S. Route 44 (US 44) is an east–west United States Numbered Highway that runs for through four states in the Northeastern United States. The western terminus is at US 209 and New York State Route 55 (NY 55) in Kerhonkson ...
in
Glocester and
Greenville in
Providence County, Rhode Island
Providence County is the List of counties in Rhode Island, most populous county in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the county's population was 660,741, or 60.2% of the state's population. Provide ...
.
The Waterman Reservoir was created in 1838 on the site of a swamp and is when full with an average depth of . It was named after Resolved Waterman, an early eighteenth century Greenville resident and landowner. Prior to the creation of the reservoir, the area was swampy, so a dam was constructed to create the reservoir and at the same time a causeway (now part of the
Putnam Pike
U.S. Route 44 (US 44) is an east–west United States Numbered Highway that runs for through four states in the Northeastern United States. The western terminus is at US 209 and New York State Route 55 (NY 55) in Kerhonkson ...
) was built so travelers no longer had to go around the swamp using Austin Avenue, which prior to the 1930s was known as (Old) Killingly Road.
[Jim Ignasher, "Smithfield’s “Powder Mill” Turnpike," February 1, 2015, Originally published in ''Your Smithfield Magazine,'' February – 2012 https://smithapplebyhouse.org/smithfields-powder-mill-turnpike/]
See also
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List of lakes in Rhode Island
This is a list of lakes and ponds in Rhode Island, United States.
The state contains hundreds of bodies of water, totaling to of freshwater. The 237 largest lakes and ponds make up 91% of all inland freshwater area in the state. Most lakes in R ...
References
Lakes of Rhode Island
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