West Warwick, Rhode Island, USA
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Where is West Warwick, Rhode Island, USA? West Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
West Warwick is a town in Kent County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 29,581 at the 2000 census.
West Warwick was incorporated in 1913, making it the youngest town in the state. Prior to 1913, the town, situated on the western bank of the Pawtuxet River, was the population and industrial center of the larger town of Warwick. The town split because local Democrat politicians wanted to consolidate their power and isolate their section of town from the Republican dominated farmland in the east. Since then, the town of West Warwick has fallen on hard times after the collapse of the state's textile industry, while Warwick has gone on to be the state's second largest city and commercial center.
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1834 - The Original Bradford Soap Works was built in 1834
1913 - West Warwick is a New Town Now
Warwick, R. I., Nov. 4 - Today's election added a new town to Rhode Island. The town of West...Read MORE...
Warwick, R. I., Nov. 4 - Today's election added a new town to Rhode Island. The town of West...Read MORE...
1919 - West Warwick Liquor Men Are Opposed to 2.75 BeerProminent liquor dealers in West Warwick are strongly opposed to the movement of brewers throughout ...Read MORE...
1922 - As early as 1922, town leaders recognized the need for a unified fire department.
In that year, town council members passed an act authorizing the Warwick/ Coventry, Crompton,...Read MORE...
In that year, town council members passed an act authorizing the Warwick/ Coventry, Crompton,...Read MORE...
2003 - Nightclub fire in West Warwick, 100 die
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