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West Warwick was incorporated in 1913. It is the youngest town in the state of Rhode Island.
Villages of West Warwick include: Arctic,
Centerville, Crompton, Riverpoint, Natick, and
Phenix
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- 1834 - The Original Bradford Soap Works was built in 1834
B.B. & R. Knight's Mills, Natick, R.I.
...In a relatively short time, the owners of the firm of B.B. & R. Knight were able to use their great business skill to forge an even greater textile company. In 1883, the Knights purchased the four Natick... Read MORE...
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L'Eglise St. Jean Baptiste, Arctic Centre, R.I.
Currently St. John & James Church, formerly St. Jean Baptiste Eglise - French church/ school that was built in 1938. Church rectory on the left built in 1899.
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Greetings from West Warwick, R. I.
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St. John's Convent, West Warwick, R. I.
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Quidnick Street, Arctic Centre, R.I.
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Arctic Centre Square, looking down Main St., Arctic, R.I.
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W. Warwick High School, Arctic - W. Warwick, R.I.
In 1905, the Knight family in what was the first of what would become a series of donations to the West Warwick Public Schools provided the land for this high school. All of this was run on a... Read MORE...
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Phenix Hotel and Square, Phenix, R.I.
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Main Street, Phenix, R.I., 1906
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Car Barn, Clyde, R.I.
postmarked 1908
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French Parochial School, Arctic, R.I.
postmarked 1910
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Centreville National Bank, Arctic, R.I.
In 1828, only 38 years after Rhode Island was made a state, Centreville Bank, or the Bank of Centreville as it was originally known, was founded in West Warwick by local business and civic leaders, textile... Read MORE...
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Quidnick Street, South from the Square, Arctic, R.I.
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Phenix Baptist Church, Phenix, R.I.
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The Square and Himes Block, Phenix, R.I.
Postcard- 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 Warwick, authorized to separate from the town of Warwick ...Read MORE... 
St. Peter and St. Paul Church, Phenix, R.I.
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1919 - West Warwick Liquor Men Are Opposed to 2.75 Beer
Prominent liquor dealers in West Warwick are strongly opposed to the movement of brewers throughout the country to secure the privilege of manufacturi...Read MORE...
Railroad Station, West Warwick, R.I.
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Crompton Company, Crompton, Near Arctic, R.I., 1920
It was named after English inventor Samuel Crompton, inventor of the spinning mule. rhodetour.org
The company was founded in 1807 as the Providence Manufacturing Co. in West Warwick, Rhode... Read MORE...
Postcard- 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, Riverpoint, and Phenix fire departments to be abolished i...Read MORE... 
Valley Farms Dairy bottle
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Post Office, West Warwick, R.I.
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Washington Street, West Warwick, R.I.
Postcard- 2003 - Nightclub fire in West Warwick, 100 die
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West Warwick, Rhode Island, USA
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 (Natick) (Phenix) (Crompton) - B.B. & R. Knight's Mills, Natick, R.I.
...In a relatively short time, the owners of the firm of B.B. & R. Knight were able to use their great business skill to forge an even greater textile company. In 1883, the Knights purchased the four Natick mills for $200,000 from the Union Company, which represented the creditors of the Spragues. In the following year, the Knights bought the Spragues' Arctic Mill, one of the finest in the state, for $175,000...
warwickhistory.com)
B.B. & R. Knight's Mills, Natick, R.I.
...In a relatively short time, the owners of the firm of B.B. & R. Knight were able to use their great business skill to forge an even greater textile company. In 1883, the Knights purchased the four Natick... Read MORE...
West Warwick, Rhode Island, USA
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 (Natick) (Phenix) (Crompton) - L'Eglise St. Jean Baptiste, Arctic Centre, R.I.
Currently St. John & James Church, formerly St. Jean Baptiste Eglise - French church/school that was built in 1938. Church rectory on the left built in 1899.)
L'Eglise St. Jean Baptiste, Arctic Centre, R.I.
Currently St. John & James Church, formerly St. Jean Baptiste Eglise - French church/ school that was built in 1938. Church rectory on the left built in 1899.
West Warwick, Rhode Island, USA
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 (Natick) (Phenix) (Crompton) - Greetings from West Warwick, R. I.)
Greetings from West Warwick, R. I.
West Warwick, Rhode Island, USA
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 (Natick) (Phenix) (Crompton) - St. John's Convent, West Warwick, R. I.)
St. John's Convent, West Warwick, R. I.
West Warwick, Rhode Island, USA
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 (Natick) (Phenix) (Crompton) - Quidnick Street, Arctic Centre, R.I.)
Quidnick Street, Arctic Centre, R.I.
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 (Natick) (Phenix) (Crompton) - Arctic Centre Square, looking down Main St., Arctic, R.I.)
Arctic Centre Square, looking down Main St., Arctic, R.I.
West Warwick, Rhode Island, USA
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 (Natick) (Phenix) (Crompton) - W. Warwick High School, Arctic - W. Warwick, R.I.
In 1905, the Knight family in what was the first of what would become a series of donations to the West Warwick Public Schools provided the land for this high school. All of this was run on a budget of only $69,195.75. Most students did not go onto high school and 87 1/2 % of female students became homemakers.
westwarwickpublicschools.com)
W. Warwick High School, Arctic - W. Warwick, R.I.
In 1905, the Knight family in what was the first of what would become a series of donations to the West Warwick Public Schools provided the land for this high school. All of this was run on a... Read MORE...
West Warwick, Rhode Island, USA
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 (Natick) (Phenix) (Crompton) - Phenix Hotel and Square, Phenix, R.I.)
Phenix Hotel and Square, Phenix, R.I.
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 (Natick) (Phenix) (Crompton) - Main Street, Phenix, R.I., 1906)
Main Street, Phenix, R.I., 1906
West Warwick, Rhode Island, USA
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 (Natick) (Phenix) (Crompton) - Car Barn, Clyde, R.I.
postmarked 1908)
Car Barn, Clyde, R.I.
postmarked 1908
West Warwick, Rhode Island, USA
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 (Natick) (Phenix) (Crompton) - French Parochial School, Arctic, R.I.
postmarked 1910)
French Parochial School, Arctic, R.I.
postmarked 1910
West Warwick, Rhode Island, USA
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 (Natick) (Phenix) (Crompton) - Centreville National Bank, Arctic, R.I.
In 1828, only 38 years after Rhode Island was made a state, Centreville Bank, or the Bank of Centreville as it was originally known, was founded in West Warwick by local business and civic leaders, textile manufacturer John Greene and surgeon Sylvester Knight. Following the Civil War, a national charter was taken out to become Centreville National Bank and in 1888 the Bank's sister organization, Centreville Savings Bank was founded.
The year 1901 saw Centreville National Bank/Centreville Savings Bank relocate to Main Street in the village of Arctic...
centrevillebank.com)
Centreville National Bank, Arctic, R.I.
In 1828, only 38 years after Rhode Island was made a state, Centreville Bank, or the Bank of Centreville as it was originally known, was founded in West Warwick by local business and civic leaders, textile... Read MORE...
West Warwick, Rhode Island, USA
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 (Natick) (Phenix) (Crompton) - Quidnick Street, South from the Square, Arctic, R.I.)
Quidnick Street, South from the Square, Arctic, R.I.
West Warwick, Rhode Island, USA
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 (Natick) (Phenix) (Crompton) - Phenix Baptist Church, Phenix, R.I.)
Phenix Baptist Church, Phenix, R.I.
West Warwick, Rhode Island, USA
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 (Natick) (Phenix) (Crompton) - The Square and Himes Block, Phenix, R.I.)
The Square and Himes Block, Phenix, R.I.
West Warwick, Rhode Island, USA
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 (Natick) (Phenix) (Crompton) - St. Peter and St. Paul Church, Phenix, R.I.)
St. Peter and St. Paul Church, Phenix, R.I.
West Warwick, Rhode Island, USA
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 (Natick) (Phenix) (Crompton) - Railroad Station, West Warwick, R.I.)
Railroad Station, West Warwick, R.I.
West Warwick, Rhode Island, USA
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 (Natick) (Phenix) (Crompton) - Crompton Company, Crompton, Near Arctic, R.I., 1920
It was named after English inventor Samuel Crompton, inventor of the spinning mule. rhodetour.org
The company was founded in 1807 as the Providence Manufacturing Co. in West Warwick, Rhode Island, and by 1808 was operating a cotton mill. Its name changed in 1823 to Crompton Co., and it expanded to include a bleachery and by 1832 calico printing.
rmc.library.cornell.edu
Crompton Mill, home of the “Velvet Mills,” the first U.S. company to manufacture velveteens and corduroys, by 1888 employed 600 and operated 40,000 spindles and 1,000 looms in buildings on the west and east side of the river. Sadly the west building, built in 1882-85, burned in 1992 due to arson... rhodetour.org)
Crompton Company, Crompton, Near Arctic, R.I., 1920
It was named after English inventor Samuel Crompton, inventor of the spinning mule. rhodetour.org
The company was founded in 1807 as the Providence Manufacturing Co. in West Warwick, Rhode... Read MORE...
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 (Natick) (Phenix) (Crompton) - Valley Farms Dairy bottle)
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West Warwick, Rhode Island, USA
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 (Natick) (Phenix) (Crompton) - Post Office, West Warwick, R.I.)
Post Office, West Warwick, R.I.
West Warwick, Rhode Island, USA
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 (Natick) (Phenix) (Crompton) - Washington Street, West Warwick, R.I.)
Washington Street, West Warwick, R.I.
History, News and Stories of West Warwick, Rhode Island, USA
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1834 - The Original Bradford Soap Works was built in 1834
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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 Warwick, authorized to separate from the town of Warwick ... Read MORE...
1919 - West Warwick Liquor Men Are Opposed to 2.75 Beer
Prominent liquor dealers in West Warwick are strongly opposed to the movement of brewers throughout the country to secure the privilege of... Read MORE...
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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, Riverpoint, and Phenix fire departments to be abolished... Read MORE...
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2003 - Nightclub fire in West Warwick, 100 die
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