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History of West Warwick, Rhode Island, USA
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(Arctic) (Natick) (Phenix) (Crompton)
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West Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
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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Old Photos, Pictures, Advertisements and Postcards from West Warwick, Rhode Island, USA

West Warwick, Rhode Island, USA
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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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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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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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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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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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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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