Editing Pawtucket, Rhode Island (section)

===Incorporation===
Originally, the land west of the [[Blackstone River]] was part of nearby [[North Providence]],<ref name="250years" /> and east of the Blackstone River was originally settled as part of [[Rehoboth, Massachusetts]]. The first Pawtucket to be incorporated was when Rehoboth gave up their land in 1828, and Pawtucket became a new town in Massachusetts.<ref name="250years" /> In 1862, the eastern portion was absorbed into Providence County, Rhode Island.<ref name="250years" /> On March 1, 1862, the area of Pawtucket and East Providence was shifted into Rhode Island, and the new border remains to this day—following a 225-year border dispute among the [[Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations|Rhode Island Colony]], [[Plymouth Colony]], the [[Rhode Island|State of Rhode Island]], and [[Massachusetts|the Commonwealth of Massachusetts]]. In 1874, the land west of the river was taken from North Providence and added to the town of Pawtucket, but it acted as two different towns. Finally in 1886, West and East Pawtucket were merged and the city was incorporated.<ref name="250years" /><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.city-data.com/city/Pawtucket-Rhode-Island.html|title= Pawtucket, Rhode Island |publisher= City-Data.com |access-date=August 24, 2012}}</ref>